The Science of Mythology: Essays on the Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis

Author:   C. G. Jung ,  C. Kerenyi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9780415267427


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   11 October 2001
Format:   Paperback
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The Science of Mythology: Essays on the Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis


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Author:   C. G. Jung ,  C. Kerenyi
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9780415267427


ISBN 10:   0415267420
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   11 October 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Editorial Note Prolegomena, by C. Kerényi 1 The Primordial Child in Primordial Times, by C. Kerényi 1. Child gods 2. The orphan child 3. A Vogul god 4. Kullervo 5. Narayana 6. Apollo 7. Hermes 8. Zeus 9. Dionysus 2 The Psychology of the Child Archetype, by C. G. Jung I. Introduction II. The psychology of the child archetype 1. The archetype as a link with the past 2. The function of the archetype 3. The futurity of the archetype 4. Unity and plurality of the child-motif 5. Child-god and child-hero III. The special phenomenology of the child archetype 1. The abandonment of the child 2. The invincibility of the child 3. The hermaphroditism of the child 4. The child as beginning and end IV. Conclusion 3 Kore, by C. Kerényi 1. Anadyomene 2. The paradox of the mythological idea 3. Maiden-goddesses 4. Hecate 5. Demeter 6. Persephone 7. Indonesian Kore figures 8. The Kore in Eleusis 9. The Eleusinian paradox 4 The Psychological Aspects of the Kore, by C. G. Jung 1. Case X 2. Case Y 3. Case Z. Epilegomena: The Miracle of Eleusis, References Cited; Index

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Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961). Founded the analytical school of psychology and is responsible for bringing psychology into the twentieth century by developing a new theory of the unconscious.

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