{"product_id":"psychoanalysis-and-religion-in-the-david-m-black-9780415379434","title":"Psychoanalysis and Religion in the 21st Century: Competitors or Collaborators?","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat can be gained from a dialogue between psychoanalysis and religion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreud described religion as the universal obsessional neurosis, and uncompromisingly rejected it in favour of \"science.\" Ever since, there has been the assumption that psychoanalysts are hostile to religion. Yet, from the beginning, individual analysts have questioned Freud's blanket rejection of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, David Black brings together contributors from a wide range of schools and movements to discuss the issues. They bring a fresh perspective to the subject of religion and psychoanalysis, answering vital questions such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do religious stories carry (or distort) psychological truth?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do religions 'work', psychologically?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is the nature of religious experience?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre there parallels between psychoanalysis and particular religious traditions?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePsychoanalysis and Religion in the 21st Century \u003c\/em\u003ewill be of great interest to psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic therapists, psychodynamic counsellors, and anyone interested in the issues surrounding psychoanalysis, religion, theology and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David M. Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415379431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415379434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.36w x 1.08d","brand":"David M. Black","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621720338687,"sku":"9780415379434","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psychoanalysis-and-religion-in-the-david-m-black-9780415379434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}