Freud's Acropolis revisited

Article Abstract:

An examination of Sigmund Freud's 1936 recollection of his 1904 visit to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece reveals the difficulty Freud had in objectively looking at his father's influence in his life. Freud attributed his feelings of 'incredulity' and guilt upon seeing the Acropolis to having succeeded beyond his father, but more likely it was a repression of his recognition that he could not attain his father's integrity. Greece, symbolized in the Acropolis, represented the pinnacle of what Freud hoped to achieve, but its history of trying to destroy Judaism under the Selucid empire, taught to him by his father, gave rise to his conflicting feelings.

Social aspects, Causes of, Repression (Psychology), Fathers and sons, Father-son relations

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Jacob Freud's birthday greeting to his son Alexander

Article Abstract:

Recently, a birthday note with a passage in Hebrew from Jacob Freud, father of Sigmund, to his son Alexander was found in the Freud Collections in the Library of Congress. The note is important because, like a similar Hebrew birthday note from Jacob to Sigmund, it suggests that Sigmund Freud knew more about Hebrew and Jewish customs than he claimed to. Sigmund Freud may have disassociated himself from Judaism to avoid antisemitism. Facsimiles, transcription and an English translation of the document are included.

History, Influence, Biography, Religious aspects, Judaism, Psychology and religion, Psychoanalysis and religion

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Fantasies? Or insights into Freud's "childhood" memories?

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Johanna Krout Tabin has missed the real import of Sigmund Freud's letter dated May 16, 1896, and wrongly considers earlier interpretations of the letter as an expression of suppressed memories as fantasy. An analysis of the contents of the letter, which refers to a man who had killed a child and the role of servant girls, based on the Freudian concept of association, reveals the nature of his childhood memories.

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