Freudian Analysis of Eucharist and Communion

Freud delves into the complexities of sacrificial rituals, guilt, and the father-son dynamic in relation to Eucharist and communion within Christianity. The chapter explores revenge from the father, the formation of the superego, and the concept of sacrifice to alleviate guilt, drawing parallels between neurotics and savages. It further discusses Oedipal desires, polymorphous perversity, ambivalence, and the internal conflict between conscious prohibitions and unconscious desires in Freudian psychoanalysis.