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“This transmissibility of taboo is a reflection of the tendency, on which we have already remarked, for the unconscious instinct in the neurosis to shift constantly along associative paths on to new objects.”

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Totem and Taboo

Sigmund Freud's Totem and Taboo delves into the origins of religious and social institutions, proposing that primitive societies experienced a taboo against incest, which led to the development of totemism and other social structures. The book also examines the role of the unconscious in human behavior and the influence of primitive instincts on modern civilization. more

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Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud, born on May 6, 1856, in Moravia, and died on September 23, 1939, in London, was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. Known as the father of modern psychology, Freud made significant contributions to the understanding of human psychology, introducing concepts such as the unconscious mind, dream analysis, and sexual theory. more

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