Main description:

Unavailable for many years, this edition presents the original English translation of Jung's most famous and influential work. It is a key text for the study of the formation of Jung's ideas and for understanding his personal and psychological condition during this crucial time.

Contents:

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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TRANSLATOR'S N O T E
AUTHOR'S NOTE

PART 1

Introduction

I. Concerning the Two Kinds o f Thinking

II. The Miller Phantasies

III. The Hymn o f Creation

IV. The Song o f the Moth

PART II

I. Aspects o f the Libido

II. The Conception and the Genetic Theory of Libido

III. The Transform ation o f the Libido. A Possible Source o f Primitive Human Discoveries

IV. The Unconscious Origin o f the Hero

V. Symbolism o f the Mother and o f Rebirth

VI. The Battle for Deliverance from the Mother

VII. The Dual Mother Role

VIII. The Sacrifice

Index