THE ENIGMA OF THE OCEANIC FEELING by William B. Parsons ( 9780195115086 )

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THE ENIGMA OF THE OCEANIC FEELING
REVISIONING THE PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY OF MYSTICISM

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William B. Parsons

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC

Pub. date:

1 May, 1998

Pages:

264

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This study examines the history of the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism, starting with the seminal correspondence between Freud and Romain Rolland concerning the concept of `oceanic feeling'. Parsons argues that the history of psychology has misunderstood Freud's own views, and as a consequence has over-reduced mysticism to psychological regression or pathology.

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This study examines the history of the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism, starting with the seminal correspondence between Freud and Romain Rolland concerning the concept of 'oceanic feeling'. Parsons argues that the history of psychology has misunderstood Freud's own views, and as a consequence has over-reduced mysticism to psychological regression or pathology.

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