Love and the soul : psychological interpretations of the Eros and Psyche myth / James Gollnick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gollnick, James.

Contributor:

Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion.

Series:

Editions SR ; v. 15.

Editions SR ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apuleius. Metamorphoses.

Apuleius.

Love.

Soul.

Eros (Greek deity).

Psyche (Greek deity).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion/Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Eros and Psyche myth has, over the course of the twentieth century, received nearly as much attention from depth psychologists as has the Oedipus story. In their attempt to better understand this popular story, scholars have proposed various interpretations, which have generally followed eithether Freudian or Jungian theories about the nature of the psyche and its development. This elaborate work provides serious students of psychology, religion and mythology with a detailed account and analysis of what has been accomplished in the spychological interpretation of the Eros and

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Origins and Nature of the Eros and Psyche Story; 2 Psychological Approaches to the Eros and Psyche Myth: Freudian Interpretations; 3 Psychological Approaches to the Eros and Psyche Myth: Jungian Interpretations; 4 The Eros and Psyche Myth and the Psychology of Transformation; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780889208049

0889208042

OCLC:

243567913