Magic and Schizophrenia

by Géza Róheim, Warner Muensterburger (editor), S.H. Posinsky (editor)

"When Géza Róheim died, he left a number of manuscripts which were more or less ready for publication. Among these were two essays which he had planned to publish together, one dealing with the psychological meaning of magic, the other with certain aspects of schizophrenic processes. In accordance with the author's wishes, we have retained the original titles for both parts. The present arrangement, revised & edited for publication, is the result of the work of Dr Warner Muensterberger with the assistance of Dr S.H. Posinsky. They have done full justice to the importance of Dr Róheim's study"--Preface

Genres: Anthropology, Psychology, Magic

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Géza Róheim (Hungarian: Róheim Géza) was a psychoanalyst, anthropologist, and ethnologist. His writings about Arrernte and Pitjantjatjara people were used to support Ernest Jones in his debate with Bronisław Malinowski over the existence of the Oedipus complex in matrilineal societies, though his methodology and conclusions were disputed by Wilhelm Reich.

Reviews

[Luka]

Pathologies of the mind are often assumed to be objective functions, yet, the same brains in previous times would hold decisive positions within communities. To have a ‘disorder’ is to exist externally from the mythos of the time, not to be fundamentally broken. Roheim extrapolated within his work, wherein schizophrenic tendencies were exhibited within shamans of primitive societies - not pathologized, but elevated.

[Wanja]

Geza ga bas upsihoanalitičari!

[Mz]

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