| Jung's Red Book for Our Time: Searching for Soul Under Postmodern Conditions Volume 4 Contributor(s): Stein, Murray (Author), Arzt, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1630518166 ISBN-13: 9781630518165 Publisher: Chiron Publications OUR PRICE: $35.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Movements - Jungian - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.16 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The spiritual malaise regnant in today's disenchanted world presents a picture of "a polar night of icy darkness," as Max Weber wrote already a century ago. This collective dark night of the soul is driven by climate change-related disasters, rapid technological innovations, and opaque geostrategic realignments. In the wake of what policy analysts refer to as "Westlessness," the postmodern age is characterized by incessant distractions, urgent calls to responsibility, and in-humanly short deadlines, which result in a general state of exhaustion and burnout. The hovering sense of living in a time frame that is post-histoire induces states of confusion on a personal level as well as in the realm of politics. Totally missing is a grand narrative to guide humanity's vision. Thinkers, scholars, and Jungian analysts are increasingly looking to C.G. Jung's monumental oeuvre, The Red Book, as a source for guidance to re-enchant the world and to find a new and deeper understanding of the homo religiosus. The essays in this series on Jung's Red Book for Our Time: Searching for Soul under Postmodern Conditions circle around this objective and offer countless points of entry into this inspiring work. This is the fourth volume of a multi-volume series set up on a global and multicultural level and includes essays from the following distinguished Jungian analysts and scholars:
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