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Moses and Monotheism (German: Der Mann Moses und die monotheistische Religion, lit. ' The man Moses and the monotheist religion ') is a 1939 book about the origins of monotheism written by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. It is Freud's final original work and it was completed in the summer of 1939 when Freud was, effectively ...
- Sigmund Freud, Katherine Jones
- 1939
Nov 14, 2006 · Moses And Monotheism. by. Freud,Sigmund. Publication date. 1939. Topics. RELIGION. THEOLOGY, Prehistoric and primitive religions. Publisher.
Jun 25, 2010 · Moses and Monotheism. Paperback – June 25, 2010. 2010 Reprint of 1939 Edition. In Moses and Monotheism, Freud speculates that Moses was not Jewish, but actually born into Ancient Egyptian nobility and was perhaps a follower of Akhenaten, an ancient Egyptian monotheist.
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Moses and Monotheism. The book consists of three essays and is an extension of Freud’s work on psychoanalytic theory as a means of generating hypotheses about historical events.
He accepts the hypothesis that Moses was murdered in the wilderness, but that his memory was cherished by the people and that his religious doctrine ultimately triumphed. Freud develops his general theory of monotheism, which enabled him to throw light on the development of Judaism and Christianity.
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If Moses was an Egyptian, he may well have been a monotheistic worshiper of Aton, a man of status who lost power with the overthrow of the 18th dynasty and of Ikhnaton, and who chose the Hebrews in Egypt as his people in order to promote his religion and found a new nation.
Moses and Monotheism. Sigmund Freud. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Jan 12, 1955 - Religion - 192 pages. This volume contains Freud’s speculations on various aspects of religion, on the basis...
