284 Pages
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Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
284 Pages
by
Routledge
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Gnosticism was for C.G. jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. In this volume Robert Segal, an authority on theories of myth and Gnosticism, has searched the Jungian corpus for Jung's main discussions of this ancient form of spirituality. The progression in Gnosticism from sheer bodily existence to the release of the immaterial spark imprisoned in the body - and the reunion of... Read more
Contents: Note on the Text. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I. Jung's Chief Writings on Gnosticism. Jung's Alternative Psychological Interpretation of Gnosticism. Gnosticism as a Psychological Phenomenon. Gnosticism as Dealing with Evil. Gnosticism as Dealing with the Feminine. Gnosticism and Mainstream Christianity. Gnosticism and Alchemy. Modern Gnosticism. Jung as a Psychologist Rather Than a Metaphysician. Part II. Jung's Own Gnostic Myth. 'Seven Sermons to the Dead. Part III. Other Authorities on Jungian Psychology and Gnosticism. Victor White, "Some Notes on Gnosticism" Gilles Quispell, 'Jung and Gnosis' Gilles Quispell, 'Gnosis and Psychology".
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C.G. Jung, Robert Segal
"This is the one indispensible introduction to Jung and Gnosticism." - John Beebe, MD, Editor of the Journal of Analytical Psychology
