The darkening spirit : Jung, spirituality, religion / David Tacey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tacey, David J. (David John), 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Jung, C. G.

Psychoanalysis and religion.

Jungian psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hove ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>The twenty-first century could well be Jung's century, just as the twentieth century was Freud's. Jung predicted the demise of secular humanism and claimed we would search for alternatives to science, atheism and reason. We would experience a new and even unfashionable appetite for the sacred. Educated people, however, would not return to unreconstructed religions, because these do not express the life of the spirit as discerned by modern consciousness. The sacred has developed a darker hue, and worshipping symbols of light and goodness no longer satisfies the longings of the soul. The new

Contents:

Cover; The Darkening Spirit; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The darkening spirit; 1 The degraded spirit in secular society; 2 Jung's advocacy of spiritual experience; 3 Jung and the prophetic life; 4 Jung's ambivalence toward religion; 5 Spiritual renewal from below; 6 The integration of the dark side; 7 The return of soul to the world: Jung and Hillman; 8 The problem of the spiritual in the reception of Jung; Conclusion: Jung's contribution to a new religious vision; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 18, 2013).

ISBN:

1-135-93392-8

0-415-52703-1

0-203-54622-9

1-135-93385-5

9780203546222

OCLC:

852758168