Sigmund Freud on the Way to Paris, 1873–1885 poses a question: where does psychoanalysis begin?
Giosuè Ghisalberti considers how Freud’s own development – in terms of both his formal education and his personal growth – influenced the development of psychoanalysis. Rather than a beginning to psychoanalysis, this book instead traces four convergent influences: one, the nature of Freud’s “Jewishness” as determined by the Hebrew language, the Torah, and the man Moses; two, his interdisciplinary scientific studies in medicine, laboratory research, and clinical internship; three, the foundational aspect of Anna O.’s illness; and four, the time he spent in Paris observing hysterics at the Salpêtrière hospital. Rather than a beginning to psychoanalysis, the book instead traces several influences, beginning with the “archaic heritage” he drew from an ancient culture as he presented it in the third and last part of Moses and Monotheism.
Sigmund Freud on the Way to Paris, 1873–1885 will be of great interest to students and scholars of psychoanalysis, the humanities, and the material sciences looking to trace four origins of psychoanalysis.
By:
Giosuè Ghisalberti
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9781041123224
ISBN 10: 1041123221
Series: The History of Psychoanalysis Series
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 22 December 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Psychoanalysis of Perception Chapter One Jewish Transferences (a) Freud’s Archaic Heritage (b) The Hebrew Language, Torah, and Interpretation (c) The Revelations of Moses Chapter Two Science, Medicine, and the Laboratory (d) Freud’s Idea of Wissenschaft (e) Francis Bacon and the Idols of the Mind (f) Perception and the Allegory of the Microscope Chapter Three Anna O.’s “Private Theater” (g) The Splitting of Consciousness (h) Phenomenology of Hysteria (i) Memories of Anna O. Chapter Four The Neurology of Jean-Martin Charcot (j) Freud’s Obituary of Charcot (k) Hysterics at the Salpêtrière (l) Before Freud’s Return to Vienna Works Cited Bibliography
Giosuè Ghisalberti received his PhD from the Department of Social and Political Thought, York University, Canada. He has written on several interdisciplinary subjects, including the ancient world, religion, philosophy, and psychoanalysis.
