Freud and Judaism: mourning, trauma, and transmission

Authors

  • Alexei Conte Indursky Instituto APPOA
  • Daniel Boianovsky Kveller Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Instituto de Psicologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-656420160119

Keywords:

trauma, work of mourning, transmission, Judaism

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the relationship between the concept of transmission in psychoanalysis and the position of Judaism in Freud’s desire. We are interested in understanding the subjective operation through which it is possible to become an heir, based on the assumption that the Freudian work itself bears witness to how its author was able to appropriate the heritage both of the Jewish culture and his family genealogy. To this end, we will examine the writing of three of his texts in contrast to his personal experiences, suggesting that the relationship between trauma, mourning, and transmission provides a key to comprehend the constitution of a psychoanalytic theory of history.

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Published

2017-12-01

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Freud and Judaism: mourning, trauma, and transmission. (2017). Psicologia USP, 28(3), 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-656420160119