{"product_id":"murdered-father-dead-father-revisiting-the-oedipus-complex","title":"Murdered Father, Dead Father","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurdered Father, Dead Father: Revisiting the Oedipus Complex\u003c\/em\u003e examines the progressive construction of the notion of paternal function and its central relevance in psychoanalysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distinction between the \u003ci\u003emurdered (narcissistic) father \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003edead father\u003c\/i\u003e is seen as providing a paradigm for the understanding of different types of psychopathologies, as well as works of literature, anthropology and historical events. New concepts are introduced, such as \"\u003ci\u003ea father is being beaten\u003c\/i\u003e\", and a distinction between the \u003ci\u003edescriptive après coup\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003edynamic après coup\u003c\/i\u003e that provides a model for a psychoanalytic understanding of temporality. The book includes a reflection on how the concepts of the \u003ci\u003edeath instinct\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003enegative\u003c\/i\u003e, in their connection with that which is at the limits of representability, are an aid to an understanding of Auschwitz, a moment of rupture in European culture that the author characterizes as \" the murder of the dead father\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerelberg’s book is an important clinical and intellectual marker, and will be required reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, anthropologists, and historians, as well as students in all these disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54060531056984,"sku":null,"price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138841840.jpg?v=1768410930","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/murdered-father-dead-father-revisiting-the-oedipus-complex","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}