Item #64381 The Murder of Christ [ Wilhelm Reich, Biographical Material: History of the Discovery of the Life Energy, The Emotional Plague of Mankind, Volume One ]. Wilhelm REICH.
The Murder of Christ [ Wilhelm Reich, Biographical Material: History of the Discovery of the Life Energy, The Emotional Plague of Mankind, Volume One ].
The Murder of Christ [ Wilhelm Reich, Biographical Material: History of the Discovery of the Life Energy, The Emotional Plague of Mankind, Volume One ].

The Murder of Christ [ Wilhelm Reich, Biographical Material: History of the Discovery of the Life Energy, The Emotional Plague of Mankind, Volume One ].

Rangeley, Maine: Orgone Institute Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. x + 228pp. Red buckram with black titling to spine and upper board, b&w frontisportrait of Reich, illustrated in colour and b&w. Limitation page opposite half title, but no limitation details supplied (as apparently is common). The first edition of this unusual work by Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957), Austrian-born psychoanalyst and author, who was known for his unorthodox sex and energy theories; and who died in a Federal Penitentiary, where he was serving a two-year prison term for distributing his invention, the "orgone energy accumulator". In this work Jung reflects on the life, and in particular the death of Christ, and its ongoing role in the fate of humanity. Very light shelf rubbing to boards and edges, page edges darkened, text pages a bit toned but bright, and unmarked. Overall a tight, clean VG+ copy (no dust jacket). Item #64381

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