1st Edition

Freud and Culture

By Eric Smadja Copyright 2015
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

In this book Eric Smadja explores the representations of society and culture that Freud developed in the course of his work. Distinct from contemporary sociological and anthropological conceptions, they led to his construction of a personal socio-anthropology that was virulently criticised by the social sciences. But what exactly is meant here by 'culture' and 'society'? Do we mean Freud's own... Read more
Series Editor's Foreword , Introduction , Freud's society , About society, groups, and community , Freudian culture , Ideas and criticisms of sociologists and anthropologists , The Freudian notion of Kulturarbeit , By way of conclusion

Biography

Eric Smadja