This edited collection brings together the perspectives of a broad spectrum of experts who reflect on Freud-s Seduction Theory, psychoanalysis, and the reality of child abuse through the work of Jeffrey Masson.
Jeffrey Masson-s The Assault on Truth: Freud-s Suppression of the Seduction Theory(1984) is arguably the most controversial book on psychoanalysis in the last century. It provoked a furore from mainstream psychoanalysis, yet was well-received by the emerging international trauma field and became a bestseller. Four decades on, a group of international scholars and professionals revisit Masson-s original work and reflect on the lessons that can be taken from the saga. Was the reaction of Masson-s peers tied to the fact that he had accused Freud of being less than heroic, or was it that he confronted psychoanalysis with a very uncomfortable truth? This book examines how The Assault on Truth came to be written, why it sparke
