Description: In this genuinely interdisciplinary work, Clack breaks new ground by using detailed explorations of the phenomena of drug-use, romantic love and the enjoyment of art in order to throw light on the meaning and nature of religion. This book will be vital reading for anyone concerned with the fundamental questions of religious belief, the psychoanalytic approach to culture, or simply the unavoidable existential problems lying at the very heart of human life.
Review Quotes: 'A sensitive and wide-ranging exploration of the human condition. Clack's sustained philosophical reflection on human transience is rich in reference and informed by powerful literary and psychoanalytic insights.' John Cottingham, Heythrop College, University of London, and University of Reading, UK '... it is a fun, informative book that is worth reading for anyone still interested in Freudian psychoanalysis, broadly construed. As a work of exegesis it succeeds magnificently ... Recommended.' CHOICE