Archetypal Psychology (James Hillman Uniform Edition, Vol. 1) (James Hillman Works) [Paperback]

James Hillman (Author)

Book Description

Series: James Hillman Works | Publication Date: November 1, 2004

Originally written for the Italian Enciclopedia del Novocento, this indispensable book is a concise, instructive introduction to polytheism, Greek mythology, the soul-spirit distinction, animal images, psychopathology, imagination, and the writings of C.G. Jung, Henry Corbin, and Adolf Portmann in the formulation of the field of Archetypal Psychology. This long-awaited amended third edition includes a complete checklist of Hillman's writings and a comprehensive bibliography of publications in the field.

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About the Author

JAMES HILLMAN's pioneering imaginative psychology will soon span five decades. It has entered cultural history, affecting lives and minds in a wide range of fields. For the creativity of his thinking, the originator of Archetypal Psychology and author of A TERRIBLE LOVE OF WAR, THE SOUL'S CODE, and THE FORCE OF CHARACTER has received many honors, including the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic. He has held distinguished lectureships at the Universities of Yale, Princeton, Chicago, and Syracuse, and his books have been translated into some twenty languages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Spring Publications, Inc.; 3rd edition (November 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882145797
• ISBN-13: 978-0882145792
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,208,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Champion of Soul and Descent., December 9, 2001

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M. Scott "pinkpoet" (Canberra, ACT Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Archetypal Psychology (Paperback)

Having read a variety of Hillman's books and articles and also some by Thomas Moore and David Miller, this book is a good summation of Archetypal Psychology's major thrusts. Any longer would perhaps be too technical. A large reference list of articles and books is particularly helpful. It is less theoretically oriented and more practically oriented than Jungian psychology, and, from Hillmans lucid writing, easier to understand.

"As Freud's paradigm of psychopathology was hysteria (and paranoia) and Jung's was schizophrenia, archetypal psychology has so far spoken mainly about depression" p 41. Anyone who has experienced their own underworld will relate to archetypal psychology. It validates and gives voice to those personal and cultural experiences of descent that are marginalised and suppressed in a western culture that priveleges optimism, objective science, consumerism and protestantism.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very basic introduction, March 26, 2008

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Cultural Production (Los Angeles, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Archetypal Psychology (James Hillman Uniform Edition, Vol. 1) (Hardcover)

This is a very, very basic introduction to the kind of psychology associated with James Hillman. The information is presented in short chapters (usually around 3-5 pages) and reads like a long Encylopedia entry (which is the form in which it was originally published). If you're a scholar looking for easily quotable summaries or a bibliography (more than half this book is bibliographic information), this volume would be useful. If you're looking to learn something or are after the pleasure Hillman's lyrical prose usually offers, you'll likely be disappointed here.

12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not one of his best, May 17, 2000

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Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Archetypal Psychology (Paperback)

I'm not sure archetypal psychology can be summed up in a book like this, nor do I agree with Hillman's reduction of archetype to "image" even granting that by "image" he means something far broader than a mental picture. If you're taking a psych class and need some good test answers, this may be a book to buy. His other books are better.