Death by Silence (Totschweigen) in Indian Psychoanalysis: Kakar, Masson, and Freud’s Abandonment of the Seduction Theory
Published online on April 25, 2026
Abstract
Culture & Psychology, Ahead of Print.
In this paper, we examine the controversy surrounding Freudian theories, which the Indian psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar was aware of, namely, the abandonment of the seduction theory and the construction of the Oedipus Complex. Jeffrey Masson, the ...
In this paper, we examine the controversy surrounding Freudian theories, which the Indian psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar was aware of, namely, the abandonment of the seduction theory and the construction of the Oedipus Complex. Jeffrey Masson, the ...