"Besides admirably embracing the diversity of the field and its figures, this volume is especially valuable for discovering the pervasive but oft unacknowledged influence of psychoanalytic thought in the humanities, social sciences, arts, religion, politics and philosophy."
– James Hillman
"An absolutely first-class achievement. ."
– Paul Roazen, Professor Emeritus of Social and Political Science, York University, Toronto
"A pioneering psychotherapist in the Republic of Ireland, Ross M. Skelton is the rare individual, who, in his writing, is able to demonstrate successfully the juncture of the art of science and the science of art. S As General Editor of 'The Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis', he brings his vision to this cumulative work."
– T. Byram Karasu, MD, Silverman Professor and The University Chairman, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
"Will provide psychoanalysts of all schools and learned individuals alike with the best access to the complex and vital science of psychoanalysis."
– Dr R. Horacio Etchegoyen, Training and Supervising Analyst, Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Association
"The editors of this International Encyclopaedia present all of the major schools and each of the contiguous disciplines. Core concepts are discussed from multiple perspectives by authors who are experts from each of the several schools and from around the world. The result is unique a compendium of what one needs to know to understand contemporary psychoanalytic discourse in the words of its leading scholars and most thoughtful observers. It will be of great value to students, teachers and practitioners. As an added reward, it is a pleasure to read."
– Robert Michels, M.D., Walsh McDermott University Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Cornell University
"Edinburgh University Press is known for the publication of high-quality, scholarly works, and this one is no exception...a wide range of readers will find this a handy, informative resource. Historians, philosophers, and social scientists will appreciate the inclusive, balanced nature of the work. Libraries serving these disciplines will want to have this work in their reference collections."
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