Book Condition: Very Good in Near Fine DJ. Slight tropical speckling to Page Edges, otherwise, clean, clear text in tightly bound volume. No internal inscriptions, markings or stains. Bibliography note: Includes bibliography, Abbreviations, index, notes. Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches. Weight: 10.4 ounces. This fascinating book unravels the intimate connections between Sigmund Frued and his Jewish identity. Oring observes that Freud frequently identified with the characters in the jokes he told, and that there was a strong relationship between these jokes and his won psychological and social state. This analysis offers novel insights into the enigmatic character of Freud and a fresh perspective on the nature of the science that he founded. Sigmund Freud had a well known penchant for the use of humor to illustrate a psychoanalytic concept, to express his sentiments about a particular person, group, or situation and to convey his own emotions about aspects of his struggles as a Jew and as the originator of psychoanalysis. Eliott Oring, a professor of anthropology and expert on folklore, uses themes that occupied Freud, and were a source of his beloved Jewish jokes, as a vehicle for organizing this work. This book goes far beyond the jokes told and referred to by Freud in his writings. The work is the equivalent of a tasting menu at a fine restaurant. It will be useful for students of fin de siècle European Jewish history, studies in Jewish identity, and those seeking references to some of Freud’s favorite jokes and biographical vignettes that underscore his pride and ultimate refusal to disavow his Jewish identity despite his rejection of the religion of his people.
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