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Elsa Gindler and her influence on Wilhelm Reich and body psychotherapy

2010; Routledge; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/17432971003620113

1743-2987

Ulfried Geuter, Michael Heller, Judyth O. Weaver,

German Social Sciences and History

This article explores the background of Elsa Gindler, in the early part of the twentieth century in Berlin, and whom she influenced in the 1930s and later, both in body psychotherapy and in other disciplines. It particularly explores the connection with Wilhelm Reich and Gindler's indirect influence on the development of his Vegetotherapy.