Freud, Sigmund
Totem and Taboo
- ISBN 13:
- 9781420978483
- author:
- Freud, Sigmund
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- digireads
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 132
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 x 0.8 centimetres (0.1
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Clinical,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Totem and Taboo is a collection of four essays by Sigmund Freud that explore the intersection of psychoanalysis and anthropology. In these essays, Freud examines various cultural practices and their connections to human psychology.
The essays cover topics such as the rules governing family relationships in primitive cultures, the similarities between magical objects and neurotic psychological conditions, and the parallels between ancient beliefs and modern obsessive disorders.
This edition of Totem and Taboo is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation by A. A. Brill. It offers a unique insight into Freud's theories and their relevance to both psychology and social anthropology.