SELECTED WRITINGS: An Introduction To Orgonomy

Reich, Wilhelm

Published by NY. 1973. Farrar, Straus, Giroux

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blue embossed full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. minor fading to blue topstained top edge. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. minor suntanning, couple of tiny edge tears, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing so stated. xxv+560p. biographical note. glossary. bibliography. index. psychology. psychiatry. psychoanalysis. social science. biology. ~ This selection of writings from the works of Wilhelm Reich is presented as an introduction to the science of Orgonomy. The chapters include material from the newly translated The Function of the Orgasm; The Cancer Biopathy; Character Analysis; and Ether, God and Devil / Cosmic Superimposition, as well as many important articles never before published in book form. Wilhelm Reich's first steps in the direction of orgonomic functionalism were taken within the framework of the early psychoanalytic movement, but after 1934 his scientific interests and experiments lay entirely in the new field of Orgonomy, in which he was the sole authority. This anthology is not intended to replace any of Reich's other works, but rather to serve as an introduction to them. It is hoped that reading these selections will enable the reader to follow the functional logic and to experience the excitement of a scientific study which extended over a third of a century and which culminated in Reich's discovery of the Cosmic Life Energy~Orgone Energy. Selected Writings contains a glossary, a bibliography, a brief biography, and a note on the scientific development of Wilhelm Reich.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SELECTED WRITINGS: An Introduction To Orgonomy
• Publisher: NY. 1973. Farrar, Straus, Giroux
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • psychology
  • biology
  • psychiatry