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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- ISSN
- 1742-3341
- eISSN
- 1556-9187
- DOI
- 10.1002/aps.1376
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Abstract
This study tests the existence of the Oedipus complex in ancient Israel by examining biblical texts. We find in various passages two key themes associated with Freud's theory: father‐son competition for a mother's affection and a man's fear of castration. The most striking case is Exodus 4:24–26. In the manner of an initiation or a dream, the episode of the “Bridegroom of Bloodshed” clearly articulates the anxieties of the Oedipus complex. Exodus 4:24–26 is analyzed through two psychological‐anthropological creative writing exercises: first as an ethnographer's description of an Israelite initiation ritual, then as a mock dream analysis by Freud. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Journal
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies – Wiley
Published: Mar 1, 2015