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The Future of an Illusion

1927 non-fiction work by Sigmund Freud
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The Future of an Illusion

Summary

The Future of an Illusion is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Future of an Illusion authored Sigmund Freud[3].
  • The Future of an Illusion's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Future of an Illusion's genre is cultural studies[5].
  • The Future of an Illusion's genre is religious studies[6].
  • The Future of an Illusion's genre is non-fiction literature[7].
  • The Future of an Illusion was followed by Civilization and Its Discontents[8].
  • The Future of an Illusion's Commons category is recorded as Die Zukunft einer Illusion[9].
  • The Future of an Illusion's language of work or name is recorded as German[10].
  • The Future of an Illusion was published on +1927-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Future of an Illusion's main subject is religion[12].
  • The Future of an Illusion's main subject is psychology[13].
  • The Future of an Illusion's main subject is psychoanalysis[14].
  • The Future of an Illusion's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/freud/illusion/illusion.html[15].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Zukunft einer Illusion'}[16].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "L' avenir d'une illusion"}[17].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Erään toivekuvitelman tulevaisuus'}[18].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The future of an illusion'}[19].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "L' avvenire di un'illusione"}[20].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': 'Yi ge huan jue de wei lai'}[21].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'To mellon mias autapates'}[22].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'El porvenir de una ilusión'}[23].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'eu', 'text': 'Ilusio baten etorkizuna'}[24].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'O futuro de uma ilusão'}[25].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'Prihodnost neke iluzije'}[26].
  • The Future of an Illusion's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Kultura jako źródło cierpień'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Future of an Illusion authored Sigmund Freud[3].

Publication

The Future of an Illusion was released on +1927-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[10]. Genres include cultural studies[5], religious studies[6], and non-fiction literature[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include religion[12], psychology[13], and psychoanalysis[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Future of an Illusion was followed by Civilization and Its Discontents[8].

Why It Matters

The Future of an Illusion ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

literary work psychology religion religious studies Sigmund Freud

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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