The Gnostic Jung including Seven Sermons of the Dead by Robert A. Segal

Description: The Gnostic Jung including Seven Sermons of the Dead by Robert A. Segal The Gnostic Jung by Robert A. Segal The book features a unique look at the world of psychology, plenty of charm and history, hard to find title, will look great in your collection. Gnosticism, together with alchemy, was for C. G. Jung the chief prefiguration of his analytical psychology. Jung did not simply interpret Gnostic texts psychologically but also cited them as confirmation of his psychology. An authority on theories of myth and Gnosticism, Robert Segal has searched the Jungian corpus to bring together in one volume Jung's main discussions of this ancient form of spirituality. Included in this volume are both Jung's sole work devoted entirely to Gnosticism, "Gnostic Symbols of the Self," and his own Gnostic myth, "Seven Sermons to the Dead." The book also contains key essays by two of the best-known writers on Jungian psychology and Gnosticism: Father Victor White and Gilles Quispel, whose "C. G. Jung und die Gnosis" is here translated for the first time. In his extensive introduction Segal discusses Jung's fascination with Gnosticism, the parallel for Jung between ancient Gnostics and modern Jungian patients, the Jungian meaning of Gnostic myths and of the Seven Sermons, Jung's possible misinterpretation of Gnosticism, and the common characterization of Jung himself as a contemporary Gnostic. Copyright 1992 259 pages Publisher: Princeton University Press The book measures approx. 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. The softcover is nice and clean with some light wear and rubbing The spine end is good with some light wear. The boards and corners are nice with some minor denting and wear. The hinges and binding look good. The pages are good, some spotting and toning along outside page edges, the book is nice. Inventory: 0221QD274

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