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Sigmund Freud and Oskar Pfister on Religion The Beginning of an Endless Dialogue
Sigmund Freud and Oskar Pfister on Religion examines the dialogue between psychoanalysis and religion through the encounters of two men: the "unfaithful Jew" who founded psychoanalysis, and a pastor of profound religious faith and proven psychoanalytic conviction.
Carlos Domínguez-Morano analyses the original encounters between Freud and Pfister and their respective positions, noting the incidences, impasses and progress of their discussions. The complex interactions between psychoanalysis and religion over time are considered, and Domínguez-Morano assesses the fundamental parameters of each perspective, with reference to Catholicism. The book explores the relationship between psychoanalysis and religion as a rich, ongoing, and unending dialogue and sheds new light on the origins of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud and Oskar Pfister on Religion will be of great interest to academics and scholars of psychoanalytic studies, religion, the history of psychology, and the history of ideas.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. THE HISTORY OF A FRIENDSHIP
Chapter 1. The Encounter of Two World Views
Chapter 2. The Ins and Outs of a Friendship
Chapter 3. Mutual Contributions
Part II. AN INTERMINABLE DIALOGUE
Chapter 4. The Great Debate: The Future of an Illusion and the Illusion of a Future
Chapter 5. The Psychoanalysis and Faith Dialogue Over Time
Conclusion
Bibliography
Bibliographic subject index
Biography
Carlos Domínguez-Morano, PhD, is a psychotherapist, emeritus professor at the Faculty of Theology of Granada, and vice-director of the master's degree in Transcultural Spirituality at the Loyola Andalusia University, Spain.
"This brief treatise whets the appetite for knowing more about Oscar Pfister… More than that, however, it is a thoughtful introduction to ‘The Great Dialogue’ between religion and psychoanalysis… I highly recommend it." - Leonardo M. Marmol in The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (review of the Spanish edition, Psicoanálisis y religion: Sigmund Freud y Oskar Pfister, published by Editorial Trotta)
