Freud and Mason: Religion and Freedom Theme Themes such as religion and freedom are prevalent in both Gilgamesh by Herbert Mason and Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud. Throughout Gilgamesh the character Enkidu is portrayed as an easygoing creature who has an overwhelming sense of freedom in his everyday life. This is comparable to Freud's understanding of the "oceanic feeling" which is "a sensation of 'eternity', a feeling as of something limitless, unbounded…the source of religious energy" ( Freud 11). Also, Freud presents a concept involving the feeling of freedom when he talks about the libido. He speaks of its ability to make a man and woman happy and how it is the ultimate free feeling. This idea is parallel to Enkidu's experience with the prostitute in Gilgamesh, giving him a whole new idea of his body and feelings. This is a different kind of fre....

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