| Publisher |
Aziloth Books |
| Publication Year |
2013 |
| ISBN-13 |
9781909735194 |
| ISBN-10 |
9781909735194 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
132 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Weight (grms) |
190 |
Totem and Taboo' began life as four separate essays published by Sigmund Freud between 1912 and 1913. Freud was struck by the strong parallels between the behavior of neurotics, children and pre-literate tribal peoples (which he termed 'primitives'), and boldly extended his psycho-analytic theories into the fields of social psychology and anthropology. His belief that humanity's distant past was moulded by the deepest urges of the human psyche led him to propose an astonishing theory which brought together such disparate concepts as Animism, the Primal Horde, Totemism, Cannibalism, and the Oedipus Complex to explain the origin of both civilisation and religious practices
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. He is one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of psychology, whose ideas have had a profound impact on fields ranging from psychology and psychiatry to literature, art, and culture. Freud’s theories on the unconscious mind, the structure of the psyche, psychosexual development, and the role of repression in mental illness have shaped not only psychological theory but also broader intellectual movements, although many of his ideas have been subject to criticism and revision over time.
Sigmund Freud
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