| Freud's Dream of Interpretation Contributor(s): Frieden, Ken (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791401251 ISBN-13: 9780791401255 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Dreams - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: 154.634 |
| LCCN: 89-4597 |
| Series: Suny Modern Jewish Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.57 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Frieden explores methods of dream interpretation in the Bible, the Talmud, and in the writings of Sigmund Freud, and brings to light Freud's troubled relationship to his Judaic forerunners. This book reveals unfamiliar associations in intellectual history and challenges received ideas in biblical, Talmudic, and Freudian scholarship. Freud distanced himself from dream interpreters such as Joseph and Daniel by rejecting their intuitive methods and their claims to predict the future. While biblical and Talmudic dream interpretation generally involve prophecy, Freud sought to limit himself to the determination of prior causes in the dreamer's life. Nevertheless, Frieden demonstrates that Freud's strategies of interpretation, and especially his use of free association, inevitably guide the dreamer toward a future. This resonance between ancient prophecy and modern psychology is merely one example of the concealed relationship between Judaic and psychoanalytic dream interpretation. Frieden shows the role both of actual influences and influences denied by Freud. |