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The Origins and History of Consciousness

byErich Neumann

Genres: Mythology Philosophy

Who is this book for? Readers interested in psychology, mythology, and philosophy will find this book engaging.

Topics IdentityHuman NatureChange and Transformation

MoodReflective

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 influential book, Neumann shows how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Uroboros, the tail-eating serpent. The intermediate stages are projected in the universal myths of the World Creation, Great Mother, Separation of the World Parents, Birth of the Hero, Slaying of the Dragon, Rescue of the Captive, and Transformation and Deification of the Hero. Throughout the sequence, the Hero is the evolving ego consciousness. Featuring a foreword by Jung, this Princeton Classics edition introduces a new generation of readers to this eloquent and enduring work.

Language

Published on

24/08/2014

Pages

552

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780691163598

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20 £

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