The Cambridge Companion to Jung
1993
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Sixteen new essays provide a critical introduction to Carl Jung, one of the founders of psychoanalysis, who developed the theory of "analytical psychology". It sets Jung in the context of his time, outlines current practice and theory of Jungian psychology and shows how Jungians apply his ideas to different aspects of culture. A chronology, reading lists, a case study and a glossary are included. Written by an international team of Jungian analysts and scholars from various disciplines, this is an indispensable reference tool for beginning students and specialists.
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Polly Young-Eisendrath
Author · 8 books
Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst, psychologist, and psychotherapist in private practice. She is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont and the founder and director of the Institute for Dialogue Therapy. She is past president of the Vermont Association for Psychoanalytic Studies and a founding member of the Vermont Institute for the Psychotherapies. Polly is also the chairperson of Enlightening Conversations, a series of conversational conferences which bring together participants from the front lines of Buddhism and psychoanalysis. Polly has published sixteen books, as well as many chapters and articles, that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance> and Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path>.
