An edition of The enigma of the oceanic feeling (1999)

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revisioning the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism

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An edition of The enigma of the oceanic feeling (1999)

The enigma of the oceanic feeling

revisioning the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism

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"This book examines the history of the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism, starting with the seminal correspondence between Sigmund Freud and Romain Rolland concerning the concept of the "oceanic feeling." Providing a corrective to current views that frame psychoanalysis as pathologizing mysticism, Parsons reveals the existence of three models entertained by Freud and Rolland: the classical-reductive, ego-adaptive, and transformational (which allows for a transcendent dimension to mysticism).

Then, reconstructing Rolland's personal mysticism (the "oceanic feeling") through texts and letters unavailable to Freud, Parsons argues that Freud misinterpreted the oceanic feeling."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
252

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Edition Notes

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

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
291.4/22/019
Library of Congress
BF175.4.R44 P37 1999, BF175.4.R44P37 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 252 p. ;
Number of pages
252

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL672170M
Internet Archive
enigmaoceanicfee00pars
ISBN 10
0195115082
LCCN
97018199
OCLC/WorldCat
37268219
Library Thing
4834628
Goodreads
1104537

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