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Psychoanalysis and Religion Elliott Smith directing an actor on setA daring book to have cast into the midst of the worlds excitements, for it will itself breed new excitements. . . . It is not a book to be missed by those interested in mans spiritual growth.New York Times A noted psychoanalyst assesses the modern issue between traditional religion and a philosophy that takes as the sole aim in life the satisfaction of instinctive and material values.