Enigma of the oceanic feeling, the: revisioning the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism
Auteur :
Parsons, William B.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195115086
Date de publication :
27 mai 1999
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,3 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study examines the history of the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism, starting with the seminal correspondence between Freud and Romain Rolland concerning the concept of `oceanic feeling'. Parsons argues that the history of psychology has misunderstood Freud's own views, and as a consequence has over-reduced mysticism to psychological regression or pathology.