The Enigma of the Oceanic Feeling: Revisioning the Psychoanalytic Theory of Mysticism

This study examines the history of the psychoanalytic theory of mysticism, beginning with the correspondence between Freud and Romain Rolland on the concept of the "oceanic feeling". The author argues that historians of psychology have misunderstood Freud's views, and have adopted an overly reductionist approach to mysticism. 308 pages.