The Origins and History of Consciousness (Mythos Books)
Contributors: C. G. Jung (Foreword); R. F.C. Hull (Translator)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: September 18, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780691017617
Subjects: Cognition & cognitive psychology; History of ideas, intellectual history; Myths & mythology; The self, ego, identity, personality; Mind & Body; Consciousness; Psychology; Literature: Folklore/Mythology; Personality; Folklore & Mythology - Mythology; General; Mind, Body, Spirit; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology
First sentence: THE MYTHOLOGICAL STAGES in the evolution of consciousness begin with the stage when the ego is contained in the unconscious, and lead up to a situation in which the ego not only becomes aware of its own position and defends it heroically, but also becomes capable of broadening and relativizing its experiences through the changes effected by its own activity.