The Discovery Of The Unconscious, 1st Edition by Henri F. Ellenberger - ISBN: 9780465016730
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Uncover the hidden depths of the mind’s history and power.

The Discovery Of The Unconscious, 1st Edition

The History And Evolution Of Dynamic Psychiatry

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    976 pages

  • Release Date

    15 October 1981

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Summary

This classic work is a monumental, integrated view of man’s search for an understanding of the inner reaches of the mind. In an account that is both exhaustive and exciting, the distinguished psychiatrist and author demonstrates the long chain of development, through the exorcists, magnetists, and hypnotists, that led to the fruition of dynamic psychiatry in the psychological systems of Janet, Freud, Adler, and Jung.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780465016730
ISBN-10:0465016731
Author:Henri F. Ellenberger
Publisher:Basic Books
Imprint:Basic Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:976
Edition:1st
Release Date:15 October 1981
Weight:1.03kg
Dimensions:228mm x 152mm x 70mm
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Critics Review

“A major contribution to the literature of dynamic psychiatry and one that will be a source book and reference volume for many years to come … The author’s sensitivity to the spirit of different historical periods and his familiarity with the lesser as well as the major figures of each era – in the domains of arts and letters as well as science and medicine–is unceasingly impressive.”

–David Elkind, Contemporary Psychology

“In all respects a masterly work … a book whose richness, accuracy, and rigor are allied with an exceptional open-mindedness–containing such a wealth of material that it cannot possibly be summarized and analyzed in the usual way.”

–Louis Bouyer

“With admirable scholarship and brilliantly lucid style, Dr. Ellenberger has integrated history, interpretation, opinion, judgement, assessment, and insight.”

–Preston K. Munter, M.D.

About The Author

Henri F. Ellenberger

Henri F. Ellenberger (1905-1993) was a French-Canadian psychiatrist and historian of medicine. He is primarily remembered for The Discovery of the Unconscious, his pioneering history of psychiatry, and his collection of essays Beyond the Unconscious. Ellenberger was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Gold Medal of the Beccaria Prize and the Jason A. Hannah Medal of the Royal Society of Canada.

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