The Other Freud: Religion, Culture and Psychoanalysis

This is an analysis of Freud's major writings on religion and culture. The author analyses the texts and uses theories derived from contemporary French theorists Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva to draw a critical portrait of the other Freud. The author addresses concerns from the fields of psychoanalytic theory, postmodern thought, cultural theory, and religious studies.

"This is a landmark in the confluence of Freud studies and Religious studies, and perhaps the most important book in that area since Ricoeur's Freud and Philosophy."
-Frederick Ruf, Georgetown University
"In this careful examination of Freud's legacy, DiCenso offers an exceptionally clear and balanced introduction to the psychoanalysis of religion as a cultural and ethical phenomenon, revealing Freud's blind spots as well as his deepest insights."
-"Choice, November 1999
""The Other Freud is a highly original and important book."
-Charles Winquist, Syracuse University
"This is a fine project. The scholarship is impeccable."
-Diane Jonte-Pace, Santa Clara University

James J. DiCenso is Associate Professor at the Department for the Study of Religions at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Hermeneutics and the Disclosure of Truth.

The Other Freud is an exciting and original analysis of Freud's major writings on religion and culture. It explores how Freud's texts are multi-faceted and rich, but are taken for granted. James DiCenso analyses the texts and uses theories derived from contemporary French theorists Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva to draw a critical portrait of the other Freud. The author addresses concerns from the fields of psychoanalytic theory, postmodern thought, cultural theory, and religious studies.

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