Seven Deadly Sins: The Dark Companions of the Soul : This work is a Psychological Exploration from a Jungian perspective of the Archetypal Image of the collective Shadow (Paperback)

~ Anne Maguire (Author)

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"'The old question posed by the Gnostics, 'Whence comes evil?' has been given no answer by the Christian world,.......today we are compelled to meet that question, but we stand empty-handed, bewildered, perplexed and cannot get it into our heads that no myth will come to our aid although we have such an urgent need for one.' (C. G. Jung)"

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In this book Anne Maguire examines the psychoanalytic relevance of evil. Using case studies and examples she examines how sin may find calamitous expression, and the consequences which can flow from its covert pre-existence. Pride, anger, jealousy, sloth, lust, avarice and gluttony are as old as mankind itself. However in the sense in which they were originally understood, interest in the seven sins has withered with the elapse of time. Today, ideas about sin and evil as taught by the theologians of the early church seem dated and alien. However when thought of as psychic representations of the dark side of human nature, as C. G. Jung defined it, the Seven Deadly Sins acquire relevant new meaning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Free Association Books (December 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853437441
• ISBN-13: 978-1853437441
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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