Totem and Taboo

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Exploring the intersections of psychology, anthropology, and religion, this work presents four essays that delve into the mental lives of both "savages" and neurotics. Freud examines themes such as incest taboo, emotional ambivalence, and the power of thoughts in animism and magic. The essays reflect on how totemism reemerges in childhood, drawing on insights from contemporaries like Wilhelm Wundt and Carl Jung. This collection offers a unique perspective on human behavior through the lens of psychoanalytic theory.