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Penguin Catalogue No. A33. A first impression of the first UK paperback edition, published as a Penguin Special in 1938. The work was originally published in the UK by George Routledge & Sons, Limited in 1919. The authorized English Translation by A. A. Brill, PH.B., M.D. ***Near fine in monochrome illustrated black printed turquoise-blue and white wrappers. The card wrappers are near fine, clean and unmarked - protected by the original dustwrapper. No tears. Light reading crease to the spine, otherwise no creases. No fading. No tears. No inscriptions. Internally the pages are clean, although the paper has browned over the decades. ***In a very good thin original dustwrapper, which has some marks and creasing commensurate with age and handling [see scans]. The dustwrapper still retains the 6d printed price to the corner of the front flap, which is often found clipped. Slight wear and very slight loss to the edges of the dustwrapper. Spine of dustwrapper just slightly darkened, with a strip of darkening to the front panel of the dustwrapper. ***246 pages including an eight page publisher's catalogue at the back of the book. 180mm x 110mm. ***Contents: Author's Preface, I. The Savage's Dread of Incest, II. Taboo and the Ambivalence of Emotions, III. Animism, Magic, and the Omnipotence of Thought, IV. The Infantile Recurrence of Totemism.' ***'In this comprehensive study of primitive psychology Professor Freud explains the similarities between savages and our own society. These resemblances he sees in terms of "totems," the hereditary emblems of groups or clans, and "taboos," the restrictions and prohibitions which the social group puts upon its members. E search is made in "Totem and Taboo" for the original meaning of totemism through its infantile traces - that is, the indications in which it reappears in the development of children in our own civilisation. The problem of taboo, states Professor Freud, "is presented more exhaustively, and the effort to solve it is approached with perfect confidence," due largely to the fact that taboo still exists in our midst, although sometimes "it is negatively conceived and directed to different contents." Readers will find this book an important guide to the fundamental elements of primitive and contemporary culture.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper). ***Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics (German: Totem und Tabu: Einige Übereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker) is a 1913 book by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in which the author applies his work to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion. It is a collection of four essays inspired by the work of Wilhelm Wundt and Carl Jung and first published in the journal "Imago" (1912-13). Though "Totem and Taboo" has been seen as one of the classics of anthropology, comparable to Edward Burnett Tylor's "Primitive Culture" (1871) and Sir James George Frazer's "The Golden Bough" (1890), the work is now hotly debated by anthropologists. The cultural anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber was an early critic of Totem and Taboo, publishing a critique of the work in 1920. Some authors have seen redeeming value in the work. [Wiki] ***First impression of the first UK paperback edition, published before the war in 1938. An important and classic work in the development of psychoanalysis. A remarkably well-preserved example of an important work, now over 80 years old. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
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