We may yet find a middle ground. Have you read this book? I studied with this professor and, despite him being a bit loony later in his career, he may be tying what both of us are debating here together. I must disagree with you about the oedipal concept and the overall myth of replacement being obscure. Far from it.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Myth-Replaceme...0816512000
http://www.amazon.com/The-Myth-Replaceme...0816512000
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