Carl Jung / Paul Bishop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bishop, Paul, author.

Series:

Critical lives.

Critical Lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961.

Jung, C. G.

Psychoanalyst--Austria--Biography.

Psychoanalyst.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Reaktion Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Swiss-born Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was one of the pioneers of psychology, largely responsible for the introduction of now-familiar psychological terms such as "introvert," "extrovert," and "collective unconscious." But in spite of this, Jung has often remained on the fringes of academic discourse. Seeking to understand Jung in view of not only his life, but also in light of his extensive reading and prolific writing, this new biography reclaims Jung as a major European thinker whose true significance has not been fully appreciated. Paul Bishop follows Jung from his early chil

Contents:

Cover; Carl Jung; Imprint Page; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction: Biography and / as Poetry / Truth; 1. A Child of Goethe; 2. Secrets: Manikins and Pencil-cases in the Loft; 3. Science or Spiritism?; 4. Occultism, Psychoanalysis and Beyond; 5. Out with the New, in with the (Very) Old: From Psychoanalysis to Analytical Psychology; 6. Back to the Future: Bollingen and Alchemy; 7. A Voyage of Discovery to the Other Pole of the World; Conclusion: Jung's Death and the Legacy of Analytical Psychology; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 9, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78023-307-8

OCLC:

880531360