Totem and Taboo (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and NeuroticsBy Sigmund Freud
Length8h 18m
About this audiobook
In Totem and Taboo, Sigmund Freud extends psychoanalytic interpretation beyond the clinic to the origins of religion, morality, and social order. Combining speculative anthropology, comparative mythology, and clinical analogy, he reads taboo prohibitions, animism, and totemic rituals as expressions of repressed desire and ambivalent feeling. Its prose is argumentative and audacious, situated within early twentieth-century debates on "primitive" culture, evolutionism, and the unconscious. Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, wrote the book at a moment when his theories of repression, infantile sexuality, and the Oedipus complex were becoming central to his intellectual system. Drawing on writers such as Frazer, Robertson Smith, and Wundt, he sought to show that individual neurosis and collective institutions shared deep psychic structures. His controversial hypothesis of the primal father reflects both his clinical preoccupations and his ambition to make psychoanalysis a comprehensive theory of civilization. This work is recommended to readers interested in psychoanalysis, intellectual history, anthropology, religion, and modernist thought. Though many of its anthropological assumptions are now disputed, its interpretive daring remains compelling. Totem and Taboo is best read not as settled science, but as a provocative landmark in the study of culture, desire, guilt, and symbolic life.
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- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length8 hrs 18 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
184
2Introduction
19CHAPTER IV THE INFANTILE RECURRENCE OF TOTEMISM
3Synopsis
201
4Historical Context
212
5Author Biography
22(a) The Origin of Totemism
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6CHAPTER I THE SAVAGE’S DREAD OF INCEST
23(α) The Nominalistic Theories
7CHAPTER II TABOO AND THE AMBIVALENCE OF EMOTIONS
24(β) The Sociological Theories
81
25(γ) The Psychological Theories
92
26(b) and (c) The Origin of Exogamy and Its Relation to Totemism
103
273
11(B) THE TABOO OF RULERS
284
12(C) THE TABOO OF THE DEAD
295
134
306
14CHAPTER III ANIMISM, MAGIC AND THE OMNIPOTENCE OF THOUGHT
317
151
32Analysis
162
33Reflection
173
34Memorable Quotes
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