The Inception of Psychoanalysis in Cultural Context

We shall explore the onset of psychoanalysis in the cultural context of the early twentieth century, emphasizing the question of religion. We shall focus on Homan's mourning religion hypothesis, Peter Gay's secularization hypothesis, Hillman's mythic hypothesis and Kirschner's romantic roots hypothesis. We shall give special attention to the question of the interrelationship between German and Jewish thought and psychoanalysis.

Semester: 

Winter

Offered: 

2017