Der Alptraum in Seiner Beziehung Zu Gewissen Formen Des Mittelalterlichen Aberglaubens

by Ernest Jones, E. H. Sachs (contributor)

This book delves into the psychological significance of nightmares and their influence on the formation of false beliefs, particularly during the medieval period. The author explores common themes in nightmares, their connection to repressed desires, and their impact on cultural beliefs. Through psychoanalytic insights, Jones uncovers the deeper meanings behind nightmares and their contribution to human suffering and superstition throughout history.

Kindle Edition

Published May 8, 2024

About the author

Alfred Ernest Jones was a neurologist and psychoanalyst, and Sigmund Freud’s official biographer. Jones was the first English-speaking practitioner of psychoanalysis and became its leading exponent in the English-speaking world where, as President of both the British Psycho-Analytical Society and the International Psychoanalytic Association in the 1920s and 1930s, he exercised a formative influence in the establishment of its organisations, institutions and publications.