num_pages: 288
description: This provocative account of the origins, influences &amp; legacy of analytical psychology is even more relevant today than when 1st published. Delineating the social, personal, religious &amp; cultural contexts of Jung's system, Homans identifies the central role of depth psychology in the culture of modernity. This new edition adds an extensive foreword linking the core of Jungian psychology to contemporary works it's shaped--such as those of M. Scott Peck &amp; Clarissa Pinkola Estes--that proclaim the power of its concepts &amp; theories to heal the alienated &amp; isolated self in today's world. "Jung in Context is an intellectual triumph...Utilizes the resources of biography, psychology, sociology &amp; theology to probe the genesis of a psychological system which is currently enjoying a wide following...A splendid job."--Lewis R. Rambo, Psychiatry "Anyone seeking an introduction to Jung's thought will find a masterful précis here."--Jan Goldstein, Journal of Sociology "An unusually perceptive &amp; clearly written book...An important advance in the understanding of Jung, &amp; Homans's methodology sets the stage for all future efforts to understand psychological innovators."--Herbert H. Stroup, Christian Century
language: English
title: Jung in Context: Modernity and the Making of a Psychology
titlecomplete: Jung in Context: Modernity and the Making of a Psychology
characters: Carl Jung
genres: Psychology
ratings_count: 9
publisher: University of Chicago Press