Loving & nurturing or hostile & devouring, the Great Mother is explored as a primordial image of the human psyche in this landmark book by renowned analytical psychologist Erich Neumann. Here he examines how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures & periods since prehistory drawing in ritual, mythology, art & records of dreams & fantasies.
Format:
Pages:
624 pages
Publication:
1991
Publisher:
Princeton University Press (NJ)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0691097429
ISBN13:
9780691097428
kindle Asin:
0691097429
The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype (Bollingen)
Loving & nurturing or hostile & devouring, the Great Mother is explored as a primordial image of the human psyche in this landmark book by renowned analytical psychologist Erich Neumann. Here he examines how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures & periods since prehistory drawing in ritual, mythology, art & records of dreams & fantasies.