Answer to Job (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, vol.11) (Bollingen Series)

Carl Gustav Jung

ISBN 10: 0691017859 / ISBN 13: 9780691017853

Published by Princeton University Press, 2002

Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 0.35. Seller Inventory # 353-0691017859-acp

Synopsis:

Jung has never pursued the "psychology of religion" apart from general psychology. The unique importance of his work lies rather in his discovery and treatment of religious, or potentially religious, factors in his investigation into the unconscious as a whole and in his general therapeutic practice. In Answer to Job, first published in Zurich in 1952, Jung employs the familiar language of theological discourse. Such terms as "God," "wisdom," and "evil" are the touchstones of his argument. And yet, Answer to Job, perhaps Jung's most controversial work, is not an essay in theology as much as it is an examination of the symbolic role that theological concepts play in a person's psychic life.

From the Back Cover:

"Jung. . . .points out that the psychology of religion has two aspects, the psychology of religious persons and the psychology of religious 'contents.' He has himself, in this book, made a rare and original contribution to the latter."--A.M. Silver,British Journal of Psychology

Bibliographic Details

Title: Answer to Job (The Collected Works of C. G. ...
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Fair