Introduction to a Science of Mythology
Author | : Carl Gustav Jung |
Publisher | : London : Routledge & K. Paul |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : Children |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Carl Gustav Jung |
Publisher | : London : Routledge & K. Paul |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1951 |
Genre | : Children |
ISBN | : |
Author | : C. G. Jung |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2020-06-16 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 0691214018 |
At least three major questions can be asked of myth: what is its subject matter? what is its origin? and what is its function? Theories of myth may differ on the answers they give to any of these questions, but more basically they may also differ on which of the questions they ask. C. G. Jung's theory is one of the few that purports to answer fully all three questions. This volume collects and organizes the key passages on myth by Jung himself and by some of the most prominent Jungian writers after him: Erich Neumann, Marie-Louise von Franz, and James Hillman. The book synthesizes the discovery of myth as a way of thinking, where it becomes a therapeutic tool providing an entrance to the unconscious. In the first selections, Jung begins to differentiate his theory from Freud's by asserting that there are fantasies and dreams of an "impersonal" nature that cannot be reduced to experiences in a person's past. Jung then asserts that the similarities among myths are the result of the projection of the collective rather than the personal unconscious onto the external world. Finally, he comes to the conclusion that myth originates and functions to satisfy the psychological need for contact with the unconscious--not merely to announce the existence of the unconscious, but to let us experience it.
Author | : Carl Gustav Jung |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780415267427 |
When Carl Jung and Carl Kerenyi got together to collaborate on this book, their aim was to elevate the study of mythology to a science. Kerenyi wrote on two of the most ubiquitous myths, the Divine Child and The Maiden, supporting the core 'stories' with both an introduction and a conclusion. Jung then provided a psychological analysis of both myths. He defined myth as a story about heroes interacting with the gods. Having long studied dreams and the subconscious, Jung identified certain dream patterns common to everyone. These 'archetypes' have developed through the centuries, and enable modern people to react to situations in much the same way as our ancestors. From nuclear annihilation to AIDS and Ebola, we continue to engage the gods in battle. Science of Mythology provides an account of the meaning and the purpose of mythic themes that is linked to modern life: the heroic battles between good and evil of yore are still played out, reflected in contemporary fears.
Author | : Karl Otfried Müller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1844 |
Genre | : Mythology, Greek |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carl Gustav Jung |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780071006866 |
Author | : Gregory Allen Schrempp |
Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0773539891 |
Examining the nature of myth-making and its surprising appearance in popular science writing.