THE BASIC WRITINGS OF C. G. JUNG

C. G. Jung & Violet S. De Laszlo

ISBN 10: 0691019029 / ISBN 13: 9780691019024

Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1991

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Very Good+ in wraps. ; 8.5 X 5.6 X 2.1 inches; 600 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE BASIC WRITINGS OF C. G. JUNG
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, New Jersey
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691019029
• ISBN 13: 9780691019024
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition; Second Printing.
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Synopsis

In exploring the manifestations of human spiritual experience both in the imaginative activities of the individual and in the formation of mythologies and of religious symbolism in various cultures, C. G. Jung laid the groundwork for a psychology of the spirit. The excerpts here illuminate the concept of the unconscious, the central pillar of his work, and display ample evidence of the spontaneous spiritual and religious activities of the human mind. This compact volume will serve as an ideal introduction to Jung's basic concepts.


Part I of this book, "On the Nature and Functioning of the Psyche," contains material from four works: "Symbols of Transformation," "On the Nature of the Psyche," "The Relations between the Ego and the Unconscious," and "Psychological Types." Also included in Part I are "Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious" and "Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype." Part II, "On Pathology and Therapy," includes "On the Nature of Dreams," "On the Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia," and selections from "Psychology of the Transference." In Part III appear "Introduction to the Religious and Psychological Problems of Alchemy" and two sections of "Psychology and Religion." Part IV, called "On Human Development," consists of the essay "Marriage as a Psychological Relationship."

From the Back Cover

"[Jung's writings are a] treasury of learning. For Jung was not only a medical man but a scholar in the grand style, whose researches, particularly in comparative mythology, alchemy, and the psychology of religion, have inspired and augmented the findings of an
astonishing number of the leading
creative scholars of our time."

--Joseph Campbell