Electra vs Oedipus: The Drama of the Mother-Daughter Relationship

by Hendrika C. Freud, Marjolijn de Jager (Translator)

Electra vs Oedipus explores the deeply complex and often turbulent relationship between mothers and daughters. In contrast to Sigmund Freud’s conviction that the father is the central figure, the book puts forward the notion that women are in fact far more (pre)occupied with their mother. Drawing on the author’s extensive clinical experience, the book provides numerous case studies which shed light on women’s emotional development. Topics Electra vs Oedipus will be a valuable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and all those with an interest in the dynamics of the mother–daughter relationship.

Genres: Psychology

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Lies Verstraete · Rating 3 out of 5]

Soms wat te grote sprongen/ assumpties die niet altijd even duidelijk en soms onvoldoende uitgediept zijn, maar interessante en herkenbare voedingsbodem!

[Lara Van den Bril · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fan!

Dit boek is niet zomaar onnadenkend of willekeurig te integreren in je leven alsof de zinnen dé waarheid in zich dragen. Het is eerder een boek bóórdevol hypothesen, een verzameling van Freudiaanse perspectieven van waaruit je naar de moeder-dochter relatie kan kijken.
Op oneindig veel manieren. Vergezocht en minder ver gezocht.
Interessant voor alle dochters die even in de onderlinge dynamiek tussen moeder-dochter willen graven. Een boek dat je laat nadenken. Een boek dat vraagt om kritisch gelezen te worden.
Het boek bestaat ook in Oedipus-variant trouwens.

[Jeremy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kleinians! They can't help being obnoxious and weird. Usually when I jump into a depth psychology that I don't practice I can find so much beauty and imagine that if I lived in the world they created I would enjoy the self knowledge and uniqueness that comes from the psychological disciplines. But walking away from this book I thought I would have to think about feces and incestual lust. It is one thing to be willing to see the dark, gritty parts of humanity. It is another to only see those parts. Icky.

She did bring up a powerful point that I have been thinking about every since finishing the book, the idea of the daughter spending her life looking for perfect motherly love, and looking for it in a man who doesn't have the ability or desire to extend it. I don't know if I can possibly allow myself to believe something like this, as it is too simplistic and gendered for someone who believes in a continuum between sexes. But it is interesting

[Mohsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many books and words have been written regarding sons and fathers. But what about mothers and daughters? How does the transmission of trauma happen between different generations of mothers? There is this term called women against women, i think after reading this book it is better to say mothers against daughters. It's not about who to blame, it's about the fact that trauma lurks in every relationship to transfer to another like a virus. And how or why it is transmitted from mothers. For a better understanding of this author is talking about, I also recommended reading Bonds of love by Benjamin and Joyce Mcdougall works.

[Camellia Jabbari · Rating 4 out of 5]

این کتاب روابط مادران و دختران را از نگاه روانکاوی بررسی می‌کند. مثال‌های متعدد ارائه می‌دهد که مطالب را شفاف‌تر می‌کنند. بسیاری از مسائل پرداخته شده را در زندگی شخصی و نوع ارتباطات میشه دید. چگونگی به وجود آمدن احساسات و رفتارهای مختلف در رابطه مادر و دختر در برهه های زمانی مختلف را شرح می‌دهد. همین طور به بینش و احساس دختر نسبت به خودش و ظاهرش، خودارزشمندی، افراد دیگر، قاعدگی، اولین رابطه جنسی، زایمان، یائسگی و... می‌پردازد. نگاه عمیق و مقداری متفاوتی به مسئله مادران و دختران دارد که کمتر شنیده شده است. در توضیح نظریه فروید مقداری ضعف دارد و چندان واضح و کافی نیست. برای درک مفاهیم فرویدی نمی‌شود به خود نویسنده بسنده کرد.