Fair use notice this site contains ed material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the owner. It contains sixteen studies in religious phenomena, including psychology and religion and answer to job. Admittedly i should have read it before the arguments against jung made by william newman, as newmans views misinterpret a lot of jung s ideas. Jung said atheism is a religion but is he just twisting words to make his theory unfalsifiable. It is very clear and readable, and reflects michael argyles. Download as txt, pdf, txt or read online from scribd.
Jung thought psychology could offer a language for grappling with moral ambiguities in an age of spiritual crisis mon 18 jul 2011 04. At the lower level of these writings, jung is misrepresented as having tried to found a personal pseudoreligion richard noll, the jung cult, 1994. The psychology of religion free pdf, epub, fb2, txt. Pdf carl gustav jung psychology and religionbook fi. Sticking strictly to his expertise, jung discusses religion as a psychological phenomenon, i.
It lacks consensus regarding a definition of religion, and, most often, it is conducted without a theoretical framework. Although jung is proreligion in the sense that, unlike freud, he. West and east a library password is required to access fulltext content. Carl gustav jung, author of some of the most provocative hypotheses in modern psychology, describes what he regards as an authentic religious function in the unconscious mind. Wulff and others published psychology of religion find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Researches into the phenomenology of the self 1969 civilization in transition 1970 psychology and religion. Carl jung and religion carl jung unconscious mind scribd. He was an active member of the vienna psychoanalytic society formerly known as the wednesday psychological society. Psychology and religion psychology and religion is an authoritative survey of what we know about the psychology of religion. Famed psychologist carl jung delivered a short series of lectures at yale in 1937 concerning the relationship between psychology and religion.
In the original psychology and religion, which introduces part one, jung expounds the relation between christianity and alchemy. Religion as a set of beliefs and rituals that also allows for a relationship with something greater. This book articulates a broad range of theoretical viewpoints, both classical and contemporary, in the field of the psychology of religion. Jungs psychology with the psyche and the behavioral. Using a wealth of material from ancient and medieval gnostic, alchemistic, and occultistic literature, he discusses the religious symbolism of unconscious processes and the possible continuity of religious forms that have appeared and reappeared through the centuries. Keywords erikson freud jung kant william james buddhism christianity evolutionary psychology hinduism human development. Jung may have stopped short in his writings on psychology, but he didnt stop short in his life. Every psychology, jung said, is a personal confession.
Carl jung list of collected works carl jung analytical psychology. In psychology and religion, carl jung takes a medical psychology standpoint to discover the links between the human unconscious mind and the ways in which religious symbolism and the idea of religion are deciphered. Religion and individuation contributed by frieda fordham the study of the archetypes of the collective unconscious, has led jung to some interesting conclusions, one of the most important of which is that man possesses what he describes as. Carl jung was an early supporter of freud because of their shared interest in the unconscious.
Jungs unique and broadly influential approach to psychology emphasized understanding the psyche through exploring the worlds of dreams, art, mythology, world religion and philosophy. The volumes were edited and translated from the original german by gerhard adler and r. An indiana quaker and a sequential product of indiana. At the lower level of these writings, jung is misrepresented as having tried to found a personal pseudo religion richard noll, the jung cult, 1994. This essay is a synopsis of carl jung s book psychology and religion.
Psychology and alchemy is a really strange but useful book. Introduction to toni wolffs studies in jungian psychology. The essence of jungs psychology and tibetan buddhism. Introduction in the following pages i shall attempt a general description of the types, and my first concern must be with the two general types i have termed introverted and extraverted. West and east is volume 11 in the collected works of c. Robert aziz, synchronicity and the transformation of the ethical in jungian psychology in carl b. Carl gustav jung, the great swiss psychologist, who died in 1961 in his eightysixth year, was a profound thinker of extraordinary creativity. Psychology of religion a commentary on the classic texts. Carl gustav jung psychology and religionbook fi org. Introduction the state of theory in the psychology of religion and spirituality prs is a study in contrasts. If it were updated, it would now include several times that number. Jung, carl 1938 psychology and religion roberts, david e.
This connection he has worked out in greater detail in psychology and. The first essay is entitled psychology and religion and is a very useful, readable, and somewhat generalized overview on jung s opinions on religion, and its usefulness in preventing neurosis. Jung lexicon is not a critique or a defence of jung s thoughts, but a guide to its richness and an illustration of the broad scope and interrelationship of his interests. Chapters nine through twelve consider subsequent developments in. This essay is a synopsis of carl jungs book psychology and religion. Godwyn baynes 1923 chapter x general description of the types a. Informed by a close reading of jungs major writings, jung lexicon contains a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of jungian psychology. In two essays on analytical psychology, collected works 7. Jung had archetypes, that remained the same even while the religions differed. Jung hopcke in freuds view religion is an irrational illusion created out of a defense mechanism.
It is very clear and readable, and reflects michael argyles considerable reputation and experience. Faulkner evangelion and jung carl jung unconscious. This book is the first major reimagining of both jung and his work since the publication of the red book in 2009 and is the only serious assessment of them written by a classical scholar who understands the ancient gnostic, hermetic and alchemical foundations of his. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Freud did not like jungs preoccupation with religion. The scholarly presentation of the book by aziz, who spent many years preparing the work i found outstanding. Saroglou encyclopedia of life support systems eolss many definitions of religion are possible and they may always be criticized as somehow influenced by philosophical, theological, and, in general, ideological conceptions of religion, as well as cultural and historical incarnations of religion. Much as one might use a compass to determine where one is in the physical world, jungs typology is a tool for psychological orientation. Jung, a series of books published by princeton university press in the u. Perceptions of jung from the standpoint of scientific psychology. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english volume volume 11. In addition, psychology, religion, and spirituality makes an inviting text for seminary courses in spiritual and pastoral counseling. Much as one might use a compass to determine where one is in the physical world, jung s typology is a tool for psychological orientation. Unlike sigmund freud and his followers, jungians tend to treat religious beliefs and behaviors in a positive light, while offering psychological referents to traditional religious.
Jan 28, 2015 an overview of key concepts from psychology and religion by c. Christianity must indeed begin again from the very beginning if it is to meet its high educative task. Dream analysis, volume 2 notes of the seminars in analytical psychology given by c. Jung is a book series containing the first collected edition, in english translation, of the major writings of swiss psychiatrist carl gustav jung. Analytical psychology notes of the seminar given in 1925. The first essay is entitled psychology and religion and is a very useful, readable, and somewhat generalized overview on jungs opinions on religion, and its usefulness in preventing neurosis.
Jung 18751961 is one of the most important and widely influential dream theories in modern depth psychology that branch of psychology that studies the unconscious as its main object. The psychology of religion by bernard spilka in epub, fb2, txt download ebook. Jungs psychology of religion and synchronicity 1990, currently in its 10th printing, is a refereed publication of the state university of new york press. Chapters one through eight are overviews of such classical theorists as william james, sigmund freud, carl jung, gordon allport, abraham maslow, alan watts, erich fromm, and viktor frankl.
Keywords erikson freud jung kant william james buddhism christianity evolutionary psychology hinduism human development identity learning positivism psychology transcendence. Dream analysis, volume 1 notes of the seminar given in 192830. The jungian interpretation of religion, pioneered by carl jung and advanced by his followers, is an attempt to interpret religion in the light of jungian psychology. His early theory of the complexes, supported by the word association tests, accorded well with the experimental psychology of the day. He is the author of integrity in depth 1992 and the editor of terror, violence and. First published 1995 by routledge uk simultaneously published in.
Contemporary empirical research in the psychology of religion has two major deficiencies. If individuation is about the self archetype what has that got to do with god. Faulkner evangelion and jung free download as word doc. Jung, a swiss medical doctor, was at one time freuds closest friend. Admittedly i should have read it before the arguments against jung made by william newman, as newmans views misinterpret a lot of jungs ideas. Jung psychology and religion book overview youtube. Catafalque offers a revolutionary new reading of the great psychologist carl jung as mystic, gnostic and prophet for our time.
Jung engaged with matters that were central to the formation of psychology as a modern science in the early twentieth century. Childrens dreams notes from the seminar given in 19361940. In the course of his medical practice he reflected deeply on human nature and human problems, and his prolific writings bear witness to his great wisdom and insight. Believed that religion was a part of the individuation process exploring and accepting parts of the self. The psychology of kundalini yoga notes of the seminar given in 1932. In the psychogenesis of mental disease, collected works 3. Informed by a close reading of jung s major writings, jung lexicon contains a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of jungian psychology. Although he was a theoretical psychologist and practicing clinician for most of his life, much of his lifes work was spent exploring other realms. Jung on evil will appeal to all those interested in jung, as well as students of religion, ethics and psychology.
Religion as a set of beliefs and rituals that also allows for a relationship. Carl jung list of collected works free download as text file. Jung lexicon is not a critique or a defence of jungs thoughts, but a guide to its richness and an illustration of the broad scope and interrelationship of his interests. Christian christ is important i his own right and jung fails to explain this extra dimension of region. Jul 18, 2011 jung thought psychology could offer a language for grappling with moral ambiguities in an age of spiritual crisis mon 18 jul 2011 04. Nov 12, 2015 the psychology of religion by bernard spilka in epub, fb2, txt download ebook. Jung 1 while freud, characteristically, established causal links stretching back into childhood which imply a mechanistic account of human behaviour, jung was concerned to place man in a historical context which gave his life meaning and dignity and ultimately implied a place in a purposeful universe. When the international psychoanalytical association formed in 1910 jung became president at the request of freud. In a recent article, a friend of jungs revealed that jung had told him that he had come to understand that his. Methods of insight into the human unconscious freud used four techniques as windows on the unconscious mind. An overview of key concepts from psychology and religion by c. Psychology, religion, and spirituality springerlink. Leaders of the religion of psychology such as maslow. Introduction the state of theory in the psychology of.
Jungs model of typology is not a system of character analysis, nor is it a way of labeling oneself or others. Fraser watts, university of cambridge should psychology try to explain religion or try to understand it. In a recent article, a friend of jung s revealed that jung had told him that he had come to understand that his. West and east 1970 psychology and alchemy 1968 alchemical.
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