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Decolonizing C. G. Jung An Amazonian Myth as a Decolonial Option to Jungian Studies

By Hannah Armbrust Copyright 2026
136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

This book puts forth a “decolonial option” to C. G. Jung’s work as part of a new overview of his thoughts and writings. Challenging traditional Eurocentric views of the psyche, it presents a novel interpretation of Jung’s theories through the concept of archetypal intersubjectivity, Indigenous mythology, and dream analysis based on diatopic hermeneutics. Using myths, and specifically an... Read more

Introduction: Toward a Pluriversal Jungian Psychology  1. Coloniality of Knowledge in Jungian Studies  2. Myths, Archetypes, Complexes, and the Collective Unconscious  3. Diatopic Hermeneutics: A Decolonial Approach to Jungian Studies  4. Yushã Kuru Myth: Examinations and Reflections  5. The Process of Reading and Translation of the Myth  6. Archetypal Intersubjectivity  7. Conclusion: Toward a Psychology of Radical Relation

Biography

Hannah Armbrust is Faculty Fellow at the Jung Center of Houston, USA, an independent scholar, and psychotherapist in private practice.