In this work Freud describes psychological mechanisms at work within mass movements. A mass, according to Freud, is a 'temporary entity, consisting of heterogeneous elements that have joined together for a moment.' He refers to the writings of sociologist and psychologist Gustave Le Bon, summarizing his work at the beginning of the book.
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- I. INTRODUCTION
- II. LE BON’S DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP MIND
- III. OTHER ACCOUNTS OF COLLECTIVE MENTAL LIFE
- IV. SUGGESTION AND LIBIDO
- V. TWO ARTIFICIAL GROUPS: THE CHURCH AND THE ARMY
- VI. FURTHER PROBLEMS AND LINES OF WORK
- VII. IDENTIFICATION
- VIII. BEING IN LOVE AND HYPNOSIS
- IX. THE HERD INSTINCT
- X. THE GROUP AND THE PRIMAL HORDE
- XI. A DIFFERENTIATING GRADE IN THE EGO
- XII. POSTSCRIPT
- FOOTNOTES