The Self-Marginalization of Wilhelm Stekel - Freudian Circles Inside and Out

The Self-Marginalization of Wilhelm Stekel reveals the complex symbiotic bond between Stekel and Sigmund Freud in its many social and psychological aspects. This biography also explores the dual context of the formative years of psychoanalysis, and Freud's relationships with his colleagues. Each chapter examines an aspect of social marginalization, including self-marginalization, the relationship of marginals to the mainstream, and the value of marginalization in the construction of identity. Includes unpublished


Jaap Bos is assistant professor at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, department of Interdisciplinary Social science (ASW). His research focuses on the history of ideas, in particular the history of psychoanalysis, on marginality, and on autobiographical narratives.

Leendert F. Groenendijk is professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and Faculty of Arts at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, for the Comenius Chair of the History of Education. He has written numerous articles on the history of Protestant educational  thought as well as on the history of Psychoanalysis.
Johan Sturm is currently a member of the management staff of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Paul Roazen was Professor of Social and Political Science at York University in Toronto, Canada.