An important retrospective on the evolution of consciousness from one of the leading psychoanalysts of the twentieth century. This book draws from a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness passes through the same archetypal stages of development as the consciousness of humanity as a whole. Erich Neumann, one of C. G. Jung's most creative students and a recognized representative of analytical psychology himself, demonstrates how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Ouroboros, the snake eating its own tail. The intermediate stages are portrayed in the global myths of the Creation of the World, the Great Mother, the Separation of the World Parents, the Birth of the Hero, the Slaying of the Dragon, the Rescue of the Captive, and the Transformation and Apotheosis of the Hero. Neumann traces how, throughout this series, the Hero is the evolving ego consciousness. With a foreword by Jung, The Origins and History of Consciousness is a eloquent and enduring reflection on mythology and the human soul.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 552
- Release Date
- 20/01/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- -
- ISBN-13
- 9780691279084
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