Claudio Naranjo's Character and Neurosis, published under his own Gateways/IDHHB imprint in 1994, is the foundational text integrating the Enneagram personality typology with psychiatric character theory, and a central document in the modern psychological and self-development use of the Enneagram. As Naranjo's own synthesis it is the correct source for his own framework and its reasoning, in his own terms. Its limit is that it is a modern psychological synthesis by one clinician, not a historical source establishing the Enneagram's claimed older or ancient origins, which remain independently disputed and are not the subject this book itself sets out to prove.
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Claudio Naranjo's Character and Neurosis, published under his own Gateways/IDHHB imprint in 1994, is the foundational text of his own enneagram of personality system, self-published rather than independently reviewed, hence the tradition's-own-account tier. NotesClaudio Naranjo's work integrating the Enneagram personality typology with psychiatric character theory, a foundational text for the modern psychological and self-development use of the Enneagram. Use to document Naranjo's own psychological framework and its role in the modern Enneagram movement; it is a modern psychological synthesis, not a historical source on the Enneagram's older or claimed ancient origins, which remain independently disputed.
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AuthorClaudio Naranjo
PublisherGateways/IDHHB
Publication Year1994
Source TypeModern psychological work
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 11 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Enneagram Types, 6 claims: 6 general references.
- Enneagram Triads, 3 claims: 3 general references.
- Disciplines, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Historical Figures, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Articles, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.
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