"All books by Joan M. Erikson"
Saint Francis and His Four Ladies
Hardback, 1970
Out of this residue of verified fact and beloved legend, the image of Saint Francis emerges.
Wisdom and the Senses: The Way of Creativity
Paperback, 1991
"In this loving and vivid book, Joan Erikson gives us an artist's retracting of the human life cycle, beginning in the blessings of the senses and fulfilled in wisdom."—Mary Catherine Bateson
The Universal Bead
Paperback, 1993
Throughout recorded history, beads have had a powerful allure for people of all ages. Fascinating in their own right, valuable as currency and durable wealth, they have also been endowed with...
Activity, Recovery, Growth: The Communal Role of Planned Activities
Paperback, 1978
In 1951 Joan M. Erikson, a craftswoman and writer, was asked to develop a program of planned activities for the patients at the Austen Riggs Center, a small private institution for the emotionally...
Vital Involvement in Old Age
Paperback, 1995
Erikson's now-famous concept of the life cycle delineates eight stages of psychological development through which each of us progresses.
The Life Cycle Completed
Extended Version, Paperback, 1998
"This book will last and last, because it contains the wisdom of two wonderfully knowing observers of our human destiny."—Robert Coles