Reception of Erich Fromm

An author’s reception is reflected on the one hand in the dissemination of his writings and on the other hand in his scholarly reception.

Concerning the distribution and circulation of Fromm’s books, the tables Translations and Rightsholders give a first overview.

Detailed information on the dissemination of Fromm’s writings and their scientific reception can be found on the document server. There, one can search for specific languages, dissertations, reviews, keywords, etc. Detailed instructions on how to use the document server can be found in its FAQs.

Neil McLaughlin and Rainer Funk give an overview of the worldwide reception in a 2015 article in English and in Spanish.

Manfred Zimmer has been researching Fromm’s reception in the People’s Republic of China:

• Titles and abstracts of over 2000 scholarly works on Fromm in China: Authors A-R and Authors S-Z