Psychoanalysis, Nazism and ‘Jewish science’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8973233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Frosh (0000-0002-0754-3505, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1315-1332 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1516/katv-fve9-52h5-47qx |
| PMID | 14633432 |
| OpenAlex | W2003389797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
In this paper the author offers a partial examination of the troubled history of psychoanalysis in Germany during the Nazi period. Of particular interest is the impact on psychoanalysis of its 'Jewish origins'--something denigrated by the Nazis but reclaimed by more recent Jewish and other scholars. The author traces the rapid decline of the pre-Nazi psychoanalytic institutions under the sway of a policy of appeasement and collaboration, paying particular attention to the continuation of some forms of psychoanalytic practice within the 'Göring Institute'. He suggests that a feature of this history was the anti-Semitism evidenced by some non-Jewish psychoanalysts, which revealed an antagonism towards their own positioning as followers of the 'Jewish science
German · Judaism · Nazi Germany · Nazism · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Sociology · Theology · European history and politics · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Medical History and Research · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |