The enigma of the oceanic feeling : revisioning the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism / William B. Parsons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, William B., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis and religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study examines the history of the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism, starting with the correspondence between Freud and Romain Rolland concerning the concept of oceanic feeling.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; PART I: THE FREUD-ROLLAND CORRESPONDENCE; 1. Across all Boundaries: The Atheistic Jew and The Apostle of Love; 2. The Enigma of the Oceanic Feeling; 3. Rolland and the Emerging Psychology and Religion Movement; 4. The Debate Continued; PART II: THE OCEANIC FEELING REVISITED; 5. A Congregation of One; 6. Mysticism East and West; 7. The Oceanic Feeling Interpreted; Conclusion; Appendix: The Letters of Sigmund Freud and Romain Rolland; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773900-8

1-280-76146-6

0-19-535408-7

OCLC:

433060731