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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827991503321

Autore

Bishop Paul

Titolo

Carl Jung / / Paul Bishop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Reaktion Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78023-307-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Critical Lives

Disciplina

150.1954092

Soggetti

Psychoanalyst - Austria

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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