How Long to Read Embracing the Void

How Long Does it Take to Read Embracing the Void?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 17 minutes to read Embracing the Void by Richard Boothby

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A radical reinterpretation of the origin of religion through a psychoanalytic theorization of the unknown Renowned psychoanalytic philosopher Richard Boothby puts forward a novel theory of religion inspired by Jacques Lacan’s theory of das Ding, the disquieting, inaccessible dimension of fellow human beings. This notion of an unfathomable excess, originally encountered in the figure of the mother, led Lacan to break with Freud’s formulation of the Oedipus complex and underlies Lacan’s distinctive conception of unconscious dynamics. Leaning on this account, Boothby shows how our sense of the sacred arises from our relation to what we do not know. Embracing the Void lays out the range of Freud’s attempts at a psychoanalytic theory of religion and then sketches the rough contours of Lacan’s contrasting approach. From there, Boothby offers the theoretical tools for interpreting the religious impulse and analyzes key religious traditions, from ancient Greek polytheism to Judaism and Christianity, and from Hinduism and Buddhism to Islam, finally turning to modern capitalist culture and the seductive deity that dominates it—money. Lucid, accessible, and compelling, the book provides a cogent intervention in one of the psychoanalytic tradition’s most contentious topics and offers a new approach to our understanding of religion.

How long is Embracing the Void?

Embracing the Void by Richard Boothby is 367 pages long, and a total of 94,319 words.

This makes it 124% the length of the average book. It also has 115% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Embracing the Void Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 35 minutes to read Embracing the Void aloud.

What Reading Level is Embracing the Void?

Embracing the Void is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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