1st Edition
A Jungian and Psychoanalytic Approach to Biblical Myth and Religion
By Lionel Corbett
Copyright 2025
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book describes some of the major psychological processes that underpin various biblical stories and some of the theological speculation to which they have given rise. Psychological biblical criticism, as described here, is suggested as an alternative or supplement to historical-cultural, textual, philological, literary, and other types of biblical criticism.
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Introduction 1. A psychological approach to religion and the Bible. 2. Religions as expressions of the psyche 3. The psyche expresses itself in the Bible 4. The Bible as a mythic text 5. Psychopathology in religious traditions and texts 6. Religious narcissism and power dynamics in religion. 7. Mental illness in biblical characters 8. The psychodynamics of religions’ emphasis on sin 9. The biblical portrayal of Jesus References
Biography
Lionel Corbett is a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst. He is the author of seven books and co-author of four volumes of collected papers. His primary interest is in Jung’s concept of the religious function of the psyche.
