This important new title by Richard J. Bernstein presents a detailed examination of Freud's last book, MOSES AND MONOTHEISM, to show how Freud developed a new interpretation of religion that is applicable to both Judaism and Christianity.

Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The Egyptian origin of Monotheism and the murder of Moses; 2. Tradition, trauma, and the return of the repressed; 3. Anti-Semitism, Christianity, and Judaism; 4. 'Dialogue' with Yerushalmi; Appendix: An exchange of Letters between Sigmund Freud and Lou Andreas-Salomé; Bibliography; Index.