Freud and Jung on Religion

In this outstanding book, originally published in 1997, and subsequently translated into many languages, Michael Palmer presents a detailed and comparative study of the two most famous theories of religion in the history of psychology: those of Freud and Jung.

List of contents

Foreword Part One: Sigmund Freud: psychoanalysis and religion 1. Introduction 2. Totem and Taboo 3. Religion and Illusion 4. Forms of Religious Neurosis 5. A Critical Appraisal Part Two: Carl Gustav Jung: analytical psychology and religion 6. Introduction 7. The Structure of the Psyche 8. God as Archetype of the Collective Unconscious 9. God and Individuation 10. A Critical Appraisal

About the author

Michael Palmer is a former Teaching Fellow at McMaster University and Humboldt Fellow at Marburg University, and was for many years the founding Head of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at The Manchester Grammar School. Among his many other books, Routledge have also published a second series of Palmer’s Bristol lectures, the best-selling The Question of God (2001), which provides a detailed analysis of the traditional arguments for God’s existence. More recently Palmer has published three books on the philosophy of atheism: The Atheist’s Creed (2010), The Atheist’s Primer (2012), and Atheism for Beginners (2013).

Summary

In this outstanding book, originally published in 1997, and subsequently translated into many languages, Michael Palmer presents a detailed and comparative study of the two most famous theories of religion in the history of psychology: those of Freud and Jung.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Palmer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032211138
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221113-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Religion: general, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Analytical and Jungian psychology, Analytical & Jungian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis