Psychoanalytical Notes on the Origin of Money

Fabio Benini applies psychoanalytic theory to a genuinely unusual question: where did money actually come from? His controversial argument — that early coinage may connect to Mesopotamian myth and circumcision rituals in the Abrahamic tradition rather than Lydia — draws on archaeological and textual evidence across multiple cultures. The interdisciplinary ambition is real and the author is a credentialed IPA-member psychoanalyst. That said, the central thesis is speculative and has not attracted mainstream scholarly acceptance, and the book has generated virtually no formal critical reception. Faith audiences should note the book's extended discussion of circumcision as a symbolic and historical theme, treated academically but potentially uncomfortable. This is niche specialist reading for those at the intersection of psychoanalysis, economic anthropology, and ancient history.