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Modern · Psychology

Totem and Taboo

by Sigmund Freud. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Sigmund Freud examining unconscious, culture, desire; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1913
Origin
Austria
Era
Modern
Genre
Psychology
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Sigmund Freud examining unconscious, culture, desire; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.