Table of Contents

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The Egyptian origin of Monotheism and the murder of Moses; 2. Tradition, trauma, and the return of the repressed; 3. Anti-Semitism, Christianity, and Judaism; 4. 'Dialogue' with Yerushalmi; Appendix: An exchange of Letters between Sigmund Freud and Lou Andreas-Salomé; Bibliography; Index.

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A detailed examination of Freud's last, and most difficult book, Moses and Monotheism.

Reviews

'The book's greatest merit is the fact that it has once more drawn attention to the crucial relevance of Freud's writings to any discussion of religion and modernity.' Studies in Contemporary Jewry