| The Fantasy Principle: Psychoanalysis of the Imagination Contributor(s): Adams, Michael Vannoy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1583918183 ISBN-13: 9781583918180 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Jungian - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis |
| Dewey: 150.195 |
| LCCN: 2003018977 |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary psychoanalysis needs less reality and more fantasy; what Michael Vannoy Adams calls the 'fantasy principle'. The Fantasy Principle radically affirms the centrality of imagination. It challenges us to exercise and explore the imagination, shows us how to value vitally important images that emerge from the unconscious, how to evoke such images, and how to engage them decisively. It shows us how to apply Jungian techniques to interpret images accurately and to experience images immediately and intimately through what Jung calls 'active imagination'. The Fantasy Principle makes a strong case for a new school of psychoanalysis - the school of 'imaginal psychology' - which emphasizes the transformative impact of images. All those who desire to give individuals an opportunity to become more imaginative will find this book fascinating reading. |