The Innateness of Myth: A New Interpretation of Joseph Campbell's Reception of C.G. Jung

ISBN-13: 9781441175670 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 238 str.

Ritske Rensma;Ritske Rensma

Opis

Joseph Campbell (1904-1988) was one of the most well-known and popular scholars of myth and comparative religion of the twentieth century. His work, however, has never fully received the same amount of scholarly interest and critical reflection that some of his contemporaries have received. In this book, based on extensive research in the Joseph Campbell Archive in Santa Barbara, Ritske Rensma shows that reflecting on C.G. Jung's influence on Campbell greatly furthers our understanding of these ideas, and that once this goal is achieved it becomes obvious that Campbell was a scholar whose ideas are still of significance today. Following Jung's lead, Campbell put great emphasis on the innate structures of the mind, an approach which pre-echoes the current 'evolutionary turn' in fields such as cognitive theory, psychology, psychiatry and neurobiology. This study will therefore not just be of interest to students and scholars interested in psychological approaches to the study of religion as well as Jung and Campbell, but also to those with an interest in recent developments in the above-mentioned fields

Spis treści

Introduction

    Jung's influence on Campbell
    Overview
    Methodological reflection
    What this book aims to achieve

Part 1 - Jung

1 The development of Jung's ideas about the concept of the archetype

    Early developments

    "On the nature of the psyche"

    Synchronicity

2 The Ideas of Anthony Stevens

    Ideas expressed in the book "Archetype Revisited"

    Steven's take on Jung's ideas about religion

    Conclusion

 

Part 2 Campbell

3 Campbell's Life

    Boyhood and student years

    Development of core ideas

    Professional career

4 Phase One and Two of Campbell's Career

    Which books by Jung did Campbell own?

    Phase one (1944-1959)

    Phase two (1959-1968)

5 Phase Three of Campbell's Life

6 Conclusion

    The model of the three phases: a summary

    Overview and close analysis of my most important
    arguments

    Campbell as a 'post-Jungian'

    Reflections on the potential benefits of my findings

 

Appendix I

 

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