Explores the relationship of a person's inner world to the outer world of reality, and suggests ways to manipulate the outer world through positive externalization of the will[...]

A plea for the acceptance of the irrational element in man ss the most vital part of human life. Rank discusses the ultimates -- psychological concepts which go beyond the individual's makeup, such as fear of death, desire for immortality, sexuality, and the need for love -- and the institutions whi[...]

"In Quest of the Hero" makes available for a new generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's "Myth of the Birth of the Hero" and the central section of Lord Raglan's "The Hero". Amplifying these is Alan Dundes's fascinating contemporary inquiry, "The Hero Pattern and the Life of J[...]

In his last years, Otto Rank turned his lifetime of thought and learning toward two of the most difficult topics in human history: religion and the soul. The result was this now-classic work, available in this new, very accessible English translation. Unlike many other intellectuals of the twentieth[...]

Otto Rank, an Austrian psychologist, was a protege of Sigmund Freud who saw in young Rank a gifted mind and drew him into his inner circle. The Psychology and Psychotherapy of Otto Rank is author Fay B. Karpf's historical and comparative introduction to the theory and therapy of Otto Rank, his relat[...]