The Great Mother

An Analysis of the Archetype

Erich Neumann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

624 Seiten

1972
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-01780-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Appearing as goddess and demon, gate and pillar, garden and tree, hovering sky and containing vessel, the Feminine is seen as an essential factor in the dialectical relation of individual consciousness. This book examines how the Feminine has been experienced and expressed in many cultures from prehistory to our own time.

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Neumann examines how the Feminine has been experienced and expressed in many cultures from prehistory to our own time. Appearing as goddess and demon, gate and pillar, garden and tree, hovering sky and containing vessel, the Feminine is seen as an essential factor in the dialectical relation of individual consciousness, symbolized by the child, to the ungraspable matrix, symbolized by 'The Great Mother'.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.7.1972
• Reihe/Serie: Bollingen Series
• Übersetzer: Ralph Manheim
• Verlagsort: New Jersey
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 851 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-691-01780-8 / 0691017808
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-01780-8 / 9780691017808
• Zustand: Neuware