EBOOK Jung: A Very Short Introduction

Though he was a prolific writer and an original thinker of vast erudition, Jung        lacked a gift for clear exposition and his ideas are less widely appreciated than        they deserve.In this concise introduction, Anthony Stevens explains clearly the        basic concepts of Jungian psychology: the collective unconscious, complex,        archetype, shadow, persona, anima, animus, and the individuation of the Self. He        examines Jung's views on such disparate subjects as myth, religion, alchemy,        `sychronicity', and the psychology of gender differences, and he devotes separate        chapters to the stages of life, Jung's theory of psychological types, the        interpretation of dreams, the practice ofJungian analysis, and to the unjust        allegation that Jung was a Nazi sympathizer. Finally, he argues that Jung's        visionary powers and profound spirituality have helped many to find an alternative        set of values to the arid materialism prevailing in Western society.