The Invasion of Compulsory Sex Morality explained

The Invasion of Compulsory Sex Morality (original German title Der Einbruch der Sexualmoral) is a book written by Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich^{[1] [2]} and published in 1931. The book details Reich's theories of the causes of sexual neuroses,^[3] and attempts to explain them in historical, as opposed to Marxist or Freudian terms.^{[4] [5]}

The first two editions (1931 & 1934) were in German^[6] - the third edition (1951) was the first to be translated into and published in English, and had a different foreword.^[7] In the prefaces to the three editions, Reich discusses not only the book itself, but also events (such as the rise of Nazism) current at the time of publication.^{[8] [9]}

Reich drew heavily on the work of Malinowski, especially his The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia (1929).^[10]

In 2015 the book remains in print and is in the collections of hundreds of libraries around the world.^[11]

External links

Book excerpt: http://www.wilhelmreichtrust.org/invasion_of_compulsory_sex-morality.pdf

Notes and References

1. Book: Russell Jacoby. The Repression of Psychoanalysis: Otto Fenichel and the Freudians. 1 July 1986. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-39069-7. 79–.
2. Book: The New York Times Book Review. January 1972. New York Times Company. 30.
3. Book: Rama Demetrius Dyushambee. Cosmic Consciousness: A Grass Roots Do-It-Yourself Action Manual for Developing Individual and Human Species Capacity for A Better Quality of Life and a Viable Global Vision and Future. 1 November 2004. YOUtopia INstitute. 978-0-9763181-0-1. 193–.
4. Reed Business Information. New Scientist. New Scientist Careers Guide: The Employer Contacts Book for Scientists. 6 July 1972. Reed Business Information. 50–. 0262-4079.
5. Book: Socialist Workers Party. Gay liberation and socialism: documents from the discussions on gay liberation inside the Socialist Workers Party (1970-1973). 1976. Thorstad. 28.
6. Book: James E. Strick. Wilhelm Reich, Biologist. 1 April 2015. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-28688-7. 405–.
7. Book: Udo Schaefer. The Imperishable Dominion: The Baháʼi Faith and the Future of Mankind. 1983. G. Ronald. 978-0-85398-142-8. 44.
8. Web site: Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust - Museum Bookstore - The Invasion of Compulsory Sex-Morality . www.wilhelmreichtrust.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706042133/http://wilhelmreichtrust.org/invasion_of_compulsory_sex-morality.html . 2011-07-06.
9. Book: Dirk Bruere. Technomage. February 2011. Lulu.com. 978-0-9567587-0-5. 304–.
10. Book: The Journal of Mind and Behavior. 1980. Journal of Mind and Behavior, Incorporated. 262.
11. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/218882 "The invasion of compulsory sex-morality."