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The Jung Reader

The Jung Reader
  • Edited by David Tacey.

Published March 2012

Carl Gustav Jung was the pioneering founder of analytical psychology, a form of analysis that has revolutionised the approach to mental illness and the study of the mind. In this anthology, David Tacey brings together a selection of Jung's essays from his famous Collected Works. Divided into…
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Jung on Art

The Autonomy of the Creative Drive

Jung on Art
  • By Tjeu van den Berk.

Published February 2012

In this book, Tjeu van den Berk examines C. G. Jung's personal perspective on art and how his work intensely engages with this theme. It analyses Jung’s profound reflections on artistic considerations such as how we experience art, the specific qualities in the perception of beauty, the nature of…
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The Dark Ground of Spirit

Schelling and the Unconscious

The Dark Ground of Spirit
  • By S. J. McGrath.

Published February 2012

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling is widely regarded as one of the most difficult and influential of German philosophers. In this book, S. J. McGrath not only makes Schelling's ideas accessible to a general audience, he uncovers the romantic philosopher's seminal role as the creator of a…
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The Neurobiology of the Gods

How Brain Physiology Shapes the Recurrent Imagery of Myth and Dreams

The Neurobiology of the Gods
  • By Erik D. Goodwyn.

Published December 2011

Where does science end and religion begin? Can "spiritual" images and feelings be understood on a neurobiological level without dismissing their power and mystery? In this book, psychiatrist Erik Goodwyn addresses these questions by reviewing decades of research, putting together a compelling…
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Midlife Transformation in Literature and Film

Jungian and Eriksonian Perspectives

Midlife Transformation in Literature and Film
  • By Steven F. Walker.

Published November 2011

In this book, Steven F. Walker considers the midlife transition from a Jungian and Eriksonian perspective, by providing vivid and powerful literary and cinematic examples that illustrate the psychological theories in a clear and entertaining way. For C.G. Jung, midlife is a time for personal…
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The Trickster in Contemporary Film

The Trickster in Contemporary Film
  • By Helena Bassil-Morozow.

Published October 2011

This book discusses the role of the trickster figure in contemporary film against the cultural imperatives and social issues of modernity and postmodernity, and argues that cinematic tricksters always reflect psychological, economic and social change in society. It covers a range of films, from…
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The Ecocritical Psyche

Literature, Evolutionary Complexity and Jung

The Ecocritical Psyche
  • By Susan Rowland.

Published October 2011

The Ecocritical Psyche unites literary studies, ecocriticism, Jungian ideas, mythology and complexity evolution theory for the first time, developing the aesthetic aspect of psychology and science as deeply as it explores evolution in Shakespeare and Jane Austen. In this book, Susan Rowland…
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Anteros

A Forgotten Myth

Anteros
  • By Craig E. Stephenson.

Published October 2011

Anteros: A Forgotten Myth explores how the myth of Anteros disappears and reappears throughout the centuries, from classical Athens to the present day, and looks at how the myth challenges the work of Freud, Lacan, and Jung, among others. It examines the successive cultural experiences that formed…
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The Archaic

The Past in the Present

The Archaic
  • Edited by Paul Bishop.

Published September 2011

The Archaic takes as its major reference points C.G. Jung's classic essay, 'Archaic Man' (1930), and Ernesto Grassi's paper on 'Archaic Theories of History' (1990). Moving beyond the confines of a Jungian framework to include other methodological approaches, this book explores the concept of the…
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New Ideas about Eating Disorders

Human Emotions and the Hunger Drive

New Ideas about Eating Disorders
  • By Charles T. Stewart.

Published August 2011

In this book, Charles Stewart discusses how the positive affects of the life instinct such as interest and joy, and the crisis affects such as fear, anguish, rage, shame and contempt, condition and can even dissociate the hunger drive, thereby contributing to either positive or negative attitudes…
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