Why did Freud reject God?
Subtitle: a psychodynamic interpretation
By: Ana-María Rizzuto.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 -- Religion.
Description: In this book a widely recognized authority on religion and psychoanalysis takes a fascinating journey into Freud's past to examine the roots of his atheism. Dr. Ana-Maria Rizzuto reviews and reorganizes data about Freud's development and life circumstances to provide a psychodynamic interpretation of his rejection of God. She argues that Freud's early life and family relationships made it psychically impossible for him to believe in a provident and caring divine being.

The book brings to light critical aspects of Freud's early and late object relations and their lasting impact on his rejection of God.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-280) and index.