The Origins and History of Consciousness (Bollingen Series, 42) by Erich Neumann

Description: About this productSynopsisRoutledge is now re-issuing this prestigious series of 204 volumes originally published between 1910 and 1965. The titles include works by key figures such asC.G. Jung, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Otto Rank, James Hillman, Erich Fromm, Karen Horney and Susan Isaacs. Each volume is available on its own, as part of a themed mini-set, or as part of a specially-priced 204-volume set. A brochure listing each title in the International Library of Psychology series is available upon request.The first of Erich Neumann's works to be translated into English, this eloquent book draws on a full range of world mythology to show that individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as has human consciousness as a whole. Neumann, one of Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right, shows how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Uroboros, or 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.This work draws on a range of world mythology to show that individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as has human consciousness as a whole. Neumann, one of Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right, shows how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Uroboros, or tail-eating serpent. The immediate 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.Product IdentifiersISBN-100691017611ISBN-139780691017617eBay Product ID (ePID)1038771Key DetailsAuthorErich NeumannNumber Of Pages552 pagesSeriesWorks by Erich NeumannFormatPaperbackPublication Date1995-10-08LanguageEnglishPublisherPrinceton University PressPublication Year1995Additional DetailsSeries Volume NumberVol. 42Copyright Date1995Original LanguageGermanIllustratedYesDimensionsWeight17 OzHeight3.4 In.Width6 In.Length9 In.Target AudienceGroupTradeClassification MethodDewey Decimal126Dewey Edition23ContributorsForeword byCarl Gustav JungTranslated byR. F. C. HullReviews"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 SupplementA welcome source of information for all those who are touched by the relationship between man and his myths.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

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