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Italians prefer witches and magicians when they need to heal their souls, remove the devils that paralyze their lives - in case they have renounced the assistance of the confessor. It is better a spell than a long and expensive psychological treatment. This helps to understand why Freud and psychoan...

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Main Author: Giacomo Debenedetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Cagliari 2011-12-01
Series:Between
Online Access:http://ojs.unica.it/index.php/between/article/view/337
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Summary:Italians prefer witches and magicians when they need to heal their souls, remove the devils that paralyze their lives - in case they have renounced the assistance of the confessor. It is better a spell than a long and expensive psychological treatment. This helps to understand why Freud and psychoanalysis have had so little luck in Italy.
ISSN:2039-6597