THE MEANING OF SACRIFICE
Book Details + Condition: Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press (London). First Edition, 1930. Hardcover with original dust jacket. 260 pages, with Index. Part of The International Psycho-Analytical Library series. From the Introduction: "The following investigation is an attempt, of which there are now many, to apply the findings of psycho-analysis in the social field. It deals with the origin and legacy of the Oedipus complex. Its main thesis is that part of this legacy consists in a variety of sacrificial rites." Chapters include:
- The Unconscious
- Incest and Parricide
- The Origin and Maintenance of Repression
- The Resolution of Ambivalence
The Return of the Oedipus Complex
- The Distribution of Sacrifice
- The Theories of Sacrifice
- The Modes of Sacrifice
- The Overdetermination and Rationalization of Sacrifice
- And more.
Firm binding; bumped corners; normal aging and wear to boards, with some discoloration and slight warping present; interior is clean and free of markings. Original dust jacket is fragile (made of light paper), and shows wear and chipping, mainly at extremities; an old call number is present to spine.
