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Moses and Civilization : The Meaning Behind Freud's Myth
Moses and Civilization The Meaning Behind Freud's Myth Author:Robert A. Paul In this brilliant book, Robert A. Paul argues that Freud`s theory of the origins of civilization is an unwitting analysis of the great mythic narrative that underlies Judeo-Christian thought found principally in the Old Testament`s Five Books of Moses. Synthesizing anthropology, psychoanalysis, and religion, Paul corrects and completes Freud`s t... more »heory and presents a valid psychoanalytic account of Western civilization, one that rests on a detailed reading of the biblical text and the legends, folklore, commentaries, and social practices surrounding it.« less