The innateness of myth : a new interpretation of Joseph Campbell's reception of C.G. Jung / Ritske Rensma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rensma, Ritske, author.

Series:

Continuum Advances in Religious Studies, v. 8

Continuum advances in religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987.

Campbell, Joseph.

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

Jung, C. G.

Jungian psychology--Religious aspects.

Jungian psychology.

Myth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Continuum, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Joseph Campbell (1904-1988) was one of the most well-known and popular scholars of myth and comparative religion of the twentieth century. His work, however, has never fully received the same amount of scholarly interest and critical reflection that some of his contemporaries have received. In this book, based on extensive research in the Joseph Campbell Archive in Santa Barbara, Ritske Rensma shows that reflecting on C.G. Jung's influence on Campbell greatly furthers our understanding of these ideas, and that once this goal is achieved it becomes obvious that Campbell was a scholar whose ideas are still of significance today. Following Jung's lead, Campbell put great emphasis on the innate structures of the mind, an approach which pre-echoes the current 'evolutionary turn' in fields such as cognitive theory, psychology, psychiatry and neurobiology. This study will therefore not just be of interest to students and scholars interested in psychological approaches to the study of religion as well as Jung and Campbell, but also to those with an interest in recent developments in the above-mentioned fields."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1 - Jung. 1 The development of Jung's ideas about the concept of the archetype ; 2 The Ideas of Anthony Stevens

Part 2 Campbell. 3 Campbell's Life ; 4 Phase One and Two of Campbell's Career ; 5 Phase Three of Campbell's Life ; 6 Conclusion

Appendix I

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472549457

1472549457

9781282452855

1282452851

9781441115836

1441115838

OCLC:

592756175