The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Erich Neumann
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Translated by Ralph Manheim
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Foreword by Martin Liebscher
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| Series | Works by Erich Neumann |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:624 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691166070
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| Classifications | Dewey:155.6463 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Edition |
Revised edition
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| Illustrations |
185 halftones. 74 line illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
4 May 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
This landmark book explores the Great Mother as a primordial image of the human psyche. Here the renowned analytical psychologist Erich Neumann draws on ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies to examine how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistory. He shows how the feminine has b
Author Biography
Erich Neumann (1905-60), a psychologist and philosopher, was born in Berlin and lived in Tel Aviv from 1934 until his death. His books include The Origins and History of Consciousness, The Fear of the Feminine, and Amor and Psyche (all Princeton). Martin Liebscher is senior research fellow in German and honorary senior lecturer in psychology at University College London.
Reviews"Neumann's creative intuition has enabled him to read in these records of the past a content and meaning that throws a beam of light on the psychological history of [hu]mankind."--Journal of Analytical Psychology
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