1st Edition

Perversion A Jungian Approach

By Fiona Ross Copyright 2013
168 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

Theoretical understanding of perversion is neglected in analytical psychology, and narrowly developed in psychoanalysis, where it traditionally refers to sexual perversion. Etymological exploration of the word "perversion", including its use in religious, moral, sociological and legal contexts, reveals a wider meaning than that adopted in psychoanalysis. The aim of the author is to revise the... Read more
Setting the scene -- Rationale for the structure of the book -- The length and breadth of the concept of perversion -- From perversion to perverse structure -- Relationship between the perverse structure and non-sexual perversion -- A Jungian perspective -- Formulation including a Jungian perspective -- Perversion: present and future

Biography

Ross, Fiona