The Origins and History of Consciousness
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Origins and History of Consciousness
By (Author) Erich Neumann
Translated by R. F.C. Hull
Foreword by C. G. Jung
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
3rd November 2014
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Cognition and cognitive psychology
History of ideas
Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
153
Physical Properties
Paperback
552
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
482g
Description
The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole. Erich Neumann was one of C. G. Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right. In this infl
Reviews
"There can be no doubt that [Neumann] has brought to his task a remarkable ... knowledge of classical mythology, some considerable acquaintance with the comparative study of religion, and a deep understanding of those psychological views and theories evolved by C. G. Jung."--The Times Literary Supplement "A welcome source of information for all those who are touched by the relationship between man and his myths."--The New York Times "No better exposition has come to us of the two Jungian themes: the evolution of consciousness in the history of mankind and the development of personality in the individual."--The Personalist
Author Bio
Erich Neumann (1905-1960), a psychologist and philosopher, was born in Berlin and lived in Tel Aviv from 1934 until his death. His books include The Fear of the Feminine, Amor and Psyche, and The Great Mother (all Princeton).
