Inscribed first printing of this groundbreaking work by a psychologist and Islamic scholar, presenting an "integrated theory of personality development that takes into account a universal understanding of both humankind and culture" (Knabb and Welsh).
Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket.
Price: $200.00
"There is little future for psycho-analysis and social sciences unless, they all yield to Chapter Seven."
A. Reza Arasteh based his practice on the blending of Western and Eastern modes of thought; he was "a pioneer in the field of integrative psychology," which sought to facilitate a "dialogue between psychology and religion" (Knabb and Welsh, 45). Arasteh inscribed this copy to Harold Searles, a pioneering force in psychiatric medicine, with a dire warning: "There is little future for psycho-analysis and social sciences unless, they all yield to Chapter Seven," a chapter which presents a "technique for developing fully-integrated individuals."
Read more: Joshua J. Knabb and Robert K. Welsh, "Reconsidering A. Reza Arasteh: Sufism and Psychotherapy," The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, vol. 41 no. 1.
First edition. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1965. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering. Original unclipped (unpriced) red and black pictorial dust jacket. 404 pages, including index. Inscribed by Arasteh, "For Harold Searles / with regards / Reza Arasteh / There is little future for psycho- / analysis and social sciences unless, / they all yield to Chapter Seven. / Reza. June 22, '66." Jacket with a line of soil to spine; light rippling and some offsetting to verso from previous moisture exposure. Binding with a touch of bumping to spine ends, faint water line to boards. Interior tight and clean.
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