title: [The role of Karl Abraham in the Rank crisis of 1924. A new perspective].
abstract: Up to this day Abraham's image is tainted by the accusations of "intrigue" and "denunciation" etc. launched by Rank and Ferenczi against him in early 1924. The author examines the origin of these accusations, retracing the events of January to April 1924 with the help of both circular letters and private correspondence. They were the climax of certain developments within the so-called "Secret Committee" which, for a number of reasons, escalated at that time. One essential factor was the multi-layered structure of the Committee's information and communication system. The letter to Freud, in which Abraham formulated his criticism of Rank, culminating in a comparison with Jung, proves to be an answer to a request by Freud. Abraham's constant efforts to solve the conflict within the Committee, an aspect ignored in previous research, was lost in the emotional dynamics of the group process.
authors.affiliation: kzienert@gmx.de
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zienert-Eilts
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D015709:Correspondence as Topic / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000266:history*; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory