Norbert Elias and Sigmund Freud: The Psychoanalytic Foundations of the Civilizing Process

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André Oliveira Costa (Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil)

Norbert Elias and Sigmund Freud

The Psychoanalytic Foundations of the Civilizing Process

André Oliveira Costa (Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil)

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English

Routledge
06 May 2025

Philosophy of mind; Social theory; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Social, group or collective psychology; Psychotherapy

Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory

This book explores the influence of Freudian psychoanalysis on Norbert Elias’ theory of the civilizing process – an influence acknowledged by Elias himself – conducting a dialogue with a view to analyzing points of contact and distance between them. Examining the development of Elias’ work, it sheds light on the integration of psychoanalytic concepts in his thought, considering the dynamics that exist between individuals and social processes, as the civilizing process affects the psychic economy of individuals and psychic structures serve to sustain civilization. A genealogical study of Freudian concepts as expressed in the trajectory of Elias’s sociology, it will appeal to scholars of sociology and psychology with interests in social and psychoanalytic theory.

By: André Oliveira Costa (Federal University of Santa Maria Brazil)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781032458465
ISBN 10: 1032458461
Series: Classical and Contemporary Social Theory
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 06 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 - The Court and the Civilization 2 - The Dynamics of the Civilizing Process 3 - Logic of Exclusion: The Established and the Outsiders 4 - Continuities and Discontinuities of the Civilizing Process 5 - The Decivilizing Process and the Destinies of Civilization 6 - Beyond the Civilizing Process 7 - Freud’s Moses: A Historical Novel 8 - Norbert Elias, Beyond Sigmund Freud

André Oliveira Costa is psychoanalyst, member of the Norbert Elias Foundation and the Psychoanalytic Association of Porto Alegre (APPOA), Brazil.