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

• Autore: Tacey David J (David John), <1953-, >
• Pubblicazione: Hove ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.1/9
• Soggetto topico: Psychoanalysis and religion; Jungian psychology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: <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
• Titolo autorizzato: The darkening spirit
• ISBN: 1-135-93392-8; 0-415-52703-1; 0-203-54622-9; 1-135-93385-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822057703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II