Download or read book Sigmund Freud and the Jewish Mystical Tradition written by David Bakan and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-12-09 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering scholarly investigation into the intersection of personality and cultural history, this study asserts that Freudian psychology is rooted in Judaism — particularly, in the mysticism of the Kabbalah. It examines how Freud's Jewish heritage contributed, either consciously or unconsciously, to his psychological theories and clarifies the foundations of modern psychoanalysis.