Lacan and Religion

About this book

The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan is one of the most influential intellectuals of the past century. His work is invoked by philosophers film critics and feminist theorists but religious scholars have tended to keep their distance. Whilst the religious dimensions of Freud and Jung have been investigated exhaustively much work still needs to be done in exploring this aspect of Lacans thought. "Lacan and Religion" presents students of religion and theology with a clear introduction to a famously difficult thinker. The theological analysis is grounded in a solid understanding of Lacans work as a psychoanalyst whilst the book also explores how Lacans concepts can be fruitful for those who labour in what Lacan called the "field of the divine."