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Collected Works of C.G. Jung. Volume 9/2 Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 9 (Part 2): Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self

By C. G. Jung (editor); Gerhard Adler (editor); R. F.C. Hull (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781400851058
DOI
10.1515/9781400851058
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23182275 bytes)
Edition
Course Book
Pages
360\359
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-25 16:58:48

Description

Aion, originally published in German in 1951, is one of the major works of Jung's later years. The central theme of the volume is the symbolic representation of the psychic totality through the concept of the Self, whose traditional historical equivalent is the figure of Christ. Jung demonstrates his thesis by an investigation of the Allegoria Christi, especially the fish symbol, but also of Gnostic and alchemical symbolism, which he treats as phenomena of cultural assimilation. The first four chapters, on the ego, the shadow, and the anima and animus, provide a valuable summation of these key concepts in Jung's system of psychology.

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