The future of an illusion
By: Sigmund Freud ; edited by Todd Dufresne and translated by Gregory C. Richter
Contributors: Dufresne, Todd, 1966-; Richter, Gregory C.; Pfister, Oskar, 1873-1956
Series: Broadview editions; Broadview editions
Publisher: Broadview Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9781554810659
Subjects: Religious Psychology; Religion; Psychologie religieuse; Psychoanalysis; Psychoanalyse; Psychanalyse; Psychology and religion
Description: "Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, declared that religion is a universal obsessional neurosis in his famous work of 1927, The Future of an Illusion. This work provoked immediate controversy and has continued to be an important reference for anyone interested in the intersection of philosophy, psychology, religion, and culture. Included in this volume is Oskar Pfister's critical engagement with Freud's views on religion. Pfister, a Swiss pastor and lay analyst, defends mature religion from Freud's "scientism." Freud's and Pfister's texts have been updated in Gregory C. Richter's translations from the original German."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes Oskar Pfister's response: The illusion of a future.

Translation of: Die Zukunft einer Illusion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction / Todd Dufresne; title: Sigmund Freud: a brief chronology; title: Translator's Note / Gregory C. Richter; title: The future of an illusion Appendix A: 'The illusion of a future': Oskar Pfister's response to Freud's 'The future of an illusion; title: Appendix B: other works by Freud and Pfister on religion; title: Sigmund Freud, 'Obsessive actions and religious practices' (1907); title: From Sigmund Freud, 'Totem and taboo' (1913); title: From Sigmund Freud, 'Scientific interest in psychoanalysis' (1913); title: From Sigmund Freud, 'Civilization and its discontents' (1930); title: From Sigmund Freud, 'Moses and monotheism' (1939); title: From Oskar Pfister, 'On the psychology of philosophical thought' (1923).