| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Relational perspectives book series |
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Relational perspectives book series
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; PART 1 The medical context; 1 The castration of women and girls; 2 Between body and psyche: the nerves; PART 2 Withstanding trauma; 3 A gynecological scandal; 4 The significance of Emma Eckstein's circumcision to Freud's Irma dream; PART 3 Topography of a split; 5 The savior of children; 6 The cornerstone; 7 A bisexual monster; 8 The crossroad; 9 The witch meta-psychology; 10 The fatal skin; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This volume presents a fresh perspective and new narrative of the origins of psychoanalysis, taking into account social, cultural and contemporary relational views. Exploring Freud's unconscious communication and identification with his patients, Emma Eckstein in particular, the book sheds new light on the logic which informed a number of events central to Freud's self-analysis, and the theories he formulated to found and establish psychoanalysis. Divided into three parts, chapters trace how Freud's oscillations between the reality of trauma and the creative power of fantasies were a direct re |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
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Eckstein, Emma.
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| SUBJECT |
Eckstein, Emma fast |
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Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 fast |
| Subject |
Psychoanalysis -- History
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Psychoanalysts.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference.
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Psychoanalysis
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Psychoanalysts
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317584988 |
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1317584988 |
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9781317584971 |
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131758497X |
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1315742047 |
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9781315742045 |
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9781317584964 |
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1317584961 |
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