Feuerbach and the Interpretation of Religion, Vol. 1
Ludwig Feuerbach is best known as the author of a sensational criticism of Christianity in the mid-nineteenth century. Although some scholars regard this criticism of Christianity as important in its own right, most view it as pertinent because of its anticipation of the views of Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud. Harvey's book argues that this is an inadequate interpretation of Feuerbach's significance. By exploring works of Feuerbach that have been virtually ignored, he convincingly demonstrates...
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A significant revisionist account of Feuerbach's theory of religion, by a senior American scholar.
AcknowledgmentsNote on the text and abbreviationsIntroduction11"Projection" in The Essence of Christianity252The interpretative strategy informing The Essence of Christianity673The criticism of religion in The Essence of Christianity1014Feuerbach's intellectual development1345The new bipolar model of religion1616The new interpretative strategy1987Feuerbach and contemporary projection theories2298Feuerbach, anthropomorphism, and the need for religious illusion281Select bibliography310Index315
