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The Symbolic Quest: Basic Concepts of Analytical Psychology - Expanded Edition
Edward C. Whitmont
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Paperback. Series: Princeton Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
This book explores the use and development of man's symbolizing capacities-those qualities that make him distinctly human. Dr. Whitmont describes the symbolic approach to a dream, which takes into account a symptom's meaning in reference to an unfolding wholeness of personality. He then presents the view that the instinctual urge for meaning is served by the symbolizing capacities, and that this urge has been repressed in our time. In the field of psychology, this symbolic approach is most fully exemplified by the theories of C. G. Jung. The author's contribution includes many differentiations and speculations, especially concerning the problems of ... Read more
This book explores the use and development of man's symbolizing capacities-those qualities that make him distinctly human. Dr. Whitmont describes the symbolic approach to a dream, which takes into account a symptom's meaning in reference to an unfolding wholeness of personality. He then presents the view that the instinctual urge for meaning is served by the symbolizing capacities, and that this urge has been repressed in our time. In the field of psychology, this symbolic approach is most fully exemplified by the theories of C. G. Jung. The author's contribution includes many differentiations and speculations, especially concerning the problems of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Series
Princeton Paperbacks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691024547
SKU
V9780691024547
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Reviews for The Symbolic Quest: Basic Concepts of Analytical Psychology - Expanded Edition
[Whitmont] has succeeded in what can only be called an act of creative translation... The general reader will get what has not been available before, a clear and lucid statement of the Jungian position, that life has a pattern of wholeness which can only be comprehended symbolically at this moment in time.
Los Angeles Times Whitmont...enriches the meaning of ... Read more
Los Angeles Times Whitmont...enriches the meaning of ... Read more