Jung and the Making of Modern Psychology
The Dream of a Science

First comprehensive study of the origin's of Jung's psychology and the rise of modern psychology.

Sonu Shamdasani (Author)

9780521539098, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 December 2003

404 pages
22.9 x 15.4 x 2.6 cm, 0.65 kg

'To write a book like this and combine originality, historical accuracy, an understanding of improvisation in historical actors - all without partisanship - is truly special.' Medical History

Occultist, Scientist, Prophet, Charlatan - C. G. Jung has been called all these things and after decades of myth making, is one of the most misunderstood figures in Western intellectual history. This book is the first comprehensive study of the origins of his psychology, as well as providing a new account of the rise of modern psychology and psychotherapy. Based on a wealth of hitherto unknown archival materials it reconstructs the reception of Jung's work in the human sciences, and its impact on the social and intellectual history of the twentieth century. The book creates a basis for all future discussion of Jung, and opens new vistas on psychology today.

Abbreviations and note on translation
Prologue: 'The Most Cursed Dilettante'
1. The individual and the universal
2. Night and day
3. Body and soul
4. The ancient in the modern.

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM], History of ideas [JFCX]