Cumulative Index: The First 80 Titles, 1980-1998 (Studies in Jungian Psychology, 81) [Paperback]

Daryl Sharp (Author, Compiler), Inner City Books (Corporate Author)

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• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Inner City Books (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919123821
• ISBN-13: 978-0919123823
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,317,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Inner City's Cumulative Index a godsend, February 23, 1999

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This review is from: Cumulative Index: The First 80 Titles, 1980-1998 (Studies in Jungian Psychology, 81) (Paperback)

Anyone with more than a passing interest in Jungian psychology is bound to have a few books on their shelf published by Inner City. The series started by Toronto analyst-publisher Daryl Sharp in 1980 now has 80 titles by 39 Jungian analysts, notably several each by Marie-Louise von Franz, Edward F. Edinger, Marion Woodman, James Hollis, and Sharp himself.

Inner City's focus from the beginning has been on promoting the practical application of Jung's work by educated readers who may or may not be in analysis. As general editor, Sharp has proclaimed his faith in the importance of symbol and metaphor as a way of understanding "the modern mind," whether through dreams, fairy tales or alchemical parallels. True, there are some titles with special appeal to professional clinicians, but on the whole Inner City has left that field to others and concentrated on the psychological implications of issues that confront each and every one of us every day.

This orientation is typical of the so-called Zurich School and reflected in the fact that Inner City's stable of authors were for the most part Zurich trained and have a background in the humanities.

Personally, I have read and profited from many books published by Inner City. My only complaint has been that they bring them out faster than I can read them! Just as I'm about to catch up, I'm presented with another gem that is added to the "gotta read" pile, many of which, alas, I've never gotten to. This Cumulative Index was compiled for readers like me, and I must say it's a godsend.

Since Inner City Books claims sales to date of over a million, I imagine many others will welcome this guide to where to find what, with some 15,000 entries, generously cross-referenced. Particularly helpful is the Key at the bottom of each page.

You may scratch your head over what it means to be "Jungian," as I have, but you won't find a better overview of the scope of interests involved, and where to find it, than in Inner City's Cumulative Index.