24434 1986 spa article 0 -- -- -- In an examination of the experience and feeling, magical and scientific functions, and ritual aspects of religion, Sigmund Freud's and Erich FROMM's analyses of religion as an illusion, and as symptom of alienation, respectively, are considered and questioned. Religiosity is an inherent part of human nature, as stated by Viktor Frankl, and should be studied as one of the most deep-seated needs of the human psyche. Cuadernos de Realidades Sociales, Vol. 27-28 (Jan 1986), pp. 77-87. Cordero_J_1986 dig-Secon print and PDF-scan / Druck und PDF-Scan PDF-scan to download Cordero_J_1986 free access / direkt zugänglich Jesús Cordero Articles / Artikel Articles / Artikel https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-Fromm/files/24434/Cordero_J_1986.pdf