Freud's dream of interpretation / Ken Frieden ; foreword by Harold Bloom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frieden, Ken, 1955-

Series:

SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture.

SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture

SUNY series in Modern Jewish Literature and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.

Freud, Sigmund.

Dreams--History.

Dreams.

Dreams--Religious aspects--Judaism--History of doctrines.

Dreams in the Bible.

Judaism and psychoanalysis--History.

Judaism and psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Frieden explores methods of dream interpretation in the Bible, the Talmud, and in the writings of Sigmund Freud, and brings to light Freud's troubled relationship to his Judaic forerunners. This book reveals unfamiliar associations in intellectual history and challenges received ideas in biblical, Talmudic, and Freudian scholarship.Freud distanced himself from dream interpreters such as Joseph and Daniel by rejecting their intuitive methods and their claims to predict the future. While biblical and Talmudic dream interpretation generally involve prophecy, Freud sought to limit himself to the determination of prior causes in the dreamer's life. Nevertheless, Frieden demonstrates that Freud's strategies of interpretation, and especially his use of "free association," inevitably guide the dreamer toward a future. This resonance between ancient prophecy and modern psychology is merely one example of the concealed relationship between Judaic and psychoanalytic dream interpretation. Frieden shows the role both of actual influences and influences denied by Freud.

Contents:

Front Matter

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

INTRODUCTION

Content

FREUD: INTERPRETER AND SEDUCER

JOSEPH AND DANIEL: DISGUISES AND INTERPRETNE POWER

BAR HEDIA AND R. ISHMAEL: BATTLES OF INTERPRETATION

FREUD: DEMYSTIFICATION AND DENIAL

Back Matter

CONCLUSION

References

Index of Names and Works

Index of Terms.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Incluces bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781438403342

1438403348

OCLC:

42636917