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The most famous example of metaphorical usage is undoubtedly Freud's remark: ‘the sexual life of adult women is a “dark continent” for psychology’ (The Question of Lay Analysis (1926) (SE xx: 212; GW xiv: 241)). 7 Although he is not often viewed in such a context, Freud, like Stanley and Conrad, lived and wrote in the high era of ...
23 paź 2022 · In our modern, secular age, Freud’s theory invites us to re-examine the role of religion in society. While some argue that his views reduce religion to a mere byproduct of psychological processes, others find value in understanding the personal and collective functions that religion serves.
Sigmund Freud on Religion. In R. King (Ed.), Religion, Theory, Critique: Classic and Contemporary Approaches and Methodologies (pp. 121-126). New York Chichester, West Sussex: Columbia University Press.
The Symbolic Form of Critique: Religion as Mystification. Freud understands religion and religious symbolism on the analogy of dreams. Like dreams, he says, religion has determinant conditions and can be explained according to the model of wish fulfillment.
Freud says that religion protects both the individual and society at large from destructive impulses, promising an afterlife as a reward for compliance. Critics say that Freud's work on religion and culture ignores the role of women, and that he did not appreciate religious experiences.
9 lip 2020 · In his short article “Obsessive Actions and Religious Practices” (Freud Citation 1907), Freud points out that religion is not so much concerned with the repression and cultivation of the obsessive neurotics’ sexual impulses, but with anti-social, destructive drives.
7 lis 2018 · Under the influence of Freud’s thinking on religion, analysts could describe a patient’s loss of religious belief as a measure of success (Fenichel 1938: 316) and continued religious faith and practice as a sign of failure (1951: 189, cited in Leavy 1990: 50).
