Psychoanalytic Theories of Religion in Protestant Contexts
Psychoanalysts since Sigmund Freud have tried to discuss the role of religion in modern societies. Freud himself saw religion as an illusion which had struck neurotics, while Slavoj Žižek viewed it as some sort of “perversion” which functioned in the cycle of law-transgression. In this essay, I dig...
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Language: | English |
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University of Religions and Denominations Press
2013-12-01
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Series: | Religious Inquiries |
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Online Access: | https://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_11257_e52969ac6fb48da5c7a629e6a9b07e2e.pdf |