The Religious Function of the Psyche

by Lionel Corbett

Traditional concepts of God are no longer tenable for many people who nevertheless experience a strong sense of the sacred in their lives. The Religious Function of the Psyche offers a psychological model for the understanding of such experience, using the language and interpretive methods of depth psychology, particularly those of C.G. Jung and psychoanalytic self psychology. The problems of evil and suffering, and the notion of human development as an incarnation of spirit are dealt with by means of a religious approach to the psyche that can be brought easily into psychotherapeutic practice and applied by the individual in everyday life.
The book offers an alternative approach to spirituality as well as providing an introduction to Jung and religion.

Genres: Psychology, Spirituality, Religion

272 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 1996

Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Jungian orientation to the transpersonal dimensions of the psyche. For the professional and those with knowledge of Jungian psychology.

[Karen Hyatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those developing a new language of religion.