The African Unconscious: Roots of Ancient Mysticism and Modern Psychology (Counseling and Development Series) [Paperback]

Edward Bruce Bynum (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 374 pages
• Publisher: Teachers College Press (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807737747
• ISBN-13: 978-0807737743
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The African Unconscious, January 4, 2000

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Earl Shepherd - See all my reviews

This review is from: The African Unconscious: Roots of Ancient Mysticism and Modern Psychology (Counseling and Development Series) (Paperback)

The African Unconscious is one of the most exciting and involved books on the African journey. The book is well documented and should be required reading for everyone.

Dr. Bynum has made a brilliant contribution to the human family, and particularly, African people. I think his name will go down in history as one of the most important people who help to reclaim the real history of Africa.

I was interested in the comments made by Abu Mahid Jamillar. His comments are similar to the whites who rewrote the world history in order to colonize its people. Abu Mahid Jamillar is rightly concerned that his people are going to have to atone for their involvement in slavery and the destruction of African culture.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The beginnings of a Psycho-Spiritual history of humankind!!!, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The African Unconscious: Roots of Ancient Mysticism and Modern Psychology (Counseling and Development Series) (Paperback)

this man africentrically looks at the psycho-spiritual evolution of mankind from the motherland's unified world-view to the divisiveness of western (freudian) psychology. he documents the psycho-spiritual cultivation of many a civilization an interweaves it with the newest western developments in quantum physics and self-organization theory. the old story of the West finding the truth tha Africans have been KNOWING for millenia. think about it: the beginnings of a psycho-spiritual history of mankind!!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The African Unconscious, June 3, 2001

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MacBee "smcleodbry" (Mt. Pleasant, SC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The African Unconscious: Roots of Ancient Mysticism and Modern Psychology (Counseling and Development Series) (Paperback)

An interesting thesis which attempts to unify the strands of human development with the origins of the human species on the African continent. A well-written and thought-provoking treatise.