Introducción a Jung

by Polly Young-Eisendrath, Terence Dawson

This volume of specially commissioned essays is a critical introduction to the psychology of Carl Jung, one of the founders of psychoanalysis. Jung broke with Freud and developed his own theories which he called 'analytical psychology'. The fifteen essays set Jung in the context of his own time, outline the current practice and theory of Jungian psychology and show how Jungians continue to question and evolve his thinking and apply it to aspects of modern culture and psychoanalysis. Andrew Samuels's introduction gives an appreciation of Jung's work and discusses the three approaches to analytical psychology. The Companion includes a full chronology of his life and work, reading lists, a case study and a glossary. It is an indispensible reference tool for both students and specialists, written by an international team of Jungian analysts and scholars from various disciplines.

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst, psychologist, and psychotherapist in private practice. She is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont and the founder and director of the Institute for Dialogue Therapy. She is past president of the Vermont Association for Psychoanalytic Studies and a founding member of the Vermont Institute for the Psychotherapies. Polly is also the chairperson of Enlightening Conversations, a series of conversational conferences which bring together participants from the front lines of Buddhism and psychoanalysis. Polly has published sixteen books, as well as many chapters and articles, that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance> and Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path>.

Reviews

[Jorge García]

Una gran puerta de entrada para comprender al creador de la psicología analítica profunda a través de la primera generación de psicoterapeutas, en su mayoría formados por el propio Jung.

Se plantean. las tres grandes escuelas junguianas: la escuela junguiana clásica, la escuela arquetipal y la escuela evolutiva.

Además del análisis histórico, se establece la relación entre la psicología junguiana y la sociedad.

Los interesados en estudios sobre el género encontararán uina visión muy profunda en el artículo de Polly Young-Eissendrath sobre el género y la contrasexualidad.

Y para los interesados en la escuela arquetipal, toda una aventura el artículo sobre Odiseo de Joseph Russso.