Archetype: A Natural History of the Self by Anthony Stevens (Jungian analyst and psychiatrist, UK)
The first work to put archetypes on a scientific basis
One of the clearest expositions of the central concepts in Jungian psychology
Archetype
Summary
A lucid and provocative synthesis of Jungian psychology with the discoveries of ethology and sociobiology: a step beyond Ardrey and Morris into a wider science.
Archetype Summary
Archetype Reviews
`I recommend Dr Stevens' book as one of the best introductions to (Jung's) thought and its practical applications.' - Dr Anthony Storr, Times Literary Supplement
`A remarkable book.' - Eliot Slater
`A major contribution to Jungian studies.' - Dr Glin Bennett, British Medical Journal
`Dr Anthony Stevens has made a major contribution to Jungian studies as well as indicating the common ground between seemingly incompatible disciplines.' - Dr Glin Bennet, BMJ
`At last, a well written definitive book on C.G. Jung's archetypes.' - Time-News
` ... Stevens writes not only with clarity but with refreshing personal commitment (even self-exposure). In combining Jungian and ethological approaches the author draws together a very wide range of fascinating material from the study of animal and human behaviour, from therapeutic work with many patients and from recent neuro-logical research. The greater part of the book, however, is devoted to perceptive and invaluable studies of the archetypes in practice - the archetype of the family, the mother, the father, of the masculine and the feminine and, most illuminatingly, of the `shadow' side of all of us.' - Ronald Higgins, Resurgence
`Every science breeds its own vocabulary ... is a mark of grace in the author of this fascinating book that he plays fair; he provides a glossary ... Most readers, I think will find something that speaks to their condition and gives them something to chew over on a sleepless night.' - Sydney Carter, The Tablet
`... exceedingly rich book... very worthwhile reading as Stevens produces a clear elucidation of archetypal theory and also demonstrates its sound clinical and practical application.' - Elizabeth Gee, British Journal of Psychiatry
About Anthony Stevens (Jungian analyst and psychiatrist, UK)
Anthony Stevens
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments. A note to the reader. Personal Introduction.Part one: Archetypes in History. Jung and The Ethologists. Archetypes and Meaning. The Archetypal Hypothesis. Archetypes and Behaviour. Archetypes and Experience. Part Two: Archetypes in Practice. The Family. The Mother. The Father. On the Frustration of Archetypal Intent. Personal Identity and the Stages of Life. The Archetypal Masculine and Feminine. Shadow: The Archetypal Enemy. Synthesis and Integration. On Being in Two Minds. A Question of Balance. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
Additional information
GOR001987763
9780415052207
0415052203
Archetype: A Natural History of the Self by Anthony Stevens (Jungian analyst and psychiatrist, UK)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19900208
336
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