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The Grail Legend Paperback – October 5, 1998
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The Holy Grail and its quest is a legend that has had a powerful impact on our civilization and culture. The Grail itself is an ancient Celtic symbol of plenty as well as a Christian symbol of redemption and eternal life, the chalice that caught the blood of the crucified Christ. The story of the Grail sheds profound light on man's search for the supreme value of life, for that which makes life most meaningful.
Writing in a clear and readable style, two leading women of the Jungian school of psychology present this legend as a living myth that is profoundly relevant to modern life. We encounter such universal figures as the Fool (the naive young Perceval), the Wise Old Man (the Hermit Gornemanz), the Virgin Maiden (Blancheflor), the Loathly Damsel, and such important themes as the Waste Land, the Trinity, and the vessel of the Grail. Weaving together narrative and interpretation, the authors show us how the legend reflects not only fundamental human problems but also the dramatic psychic events that form the background of our Christian culture. Emma Jung--analyst, writer, and wife of the famous psychologist C. G. Jung--researched and worked on this book for thirty years, until her death in 1955. Marie-Louise von Franz, also eminent in the field of depth psychology, completed the project.
- Print length472 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPrinceton University Press
- Publication dateOctober 5, 1998
- Dimensions6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
- ISBN-100691002371
- ISBN-13978-0691002378
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"The Grail Legend is a beautifully sustained application of Jungian theory to a whole story rather than merely to isolated motifs or archetypes. The work is far better researched than many other Jungian studies, and is written with a spritely, charming touch. A delightful volume."--Robert Segal, University of Lancaster, editor of Jung on Mythology and The Gnostic Jung
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- Publisher : Princeton University Press; 2nd Revised ed. edition (October 5, 1998)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 472 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0691002371
- ISBN-13 : 978-0691002378
- Item Weight : 1.69 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #254,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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But from the time I picked up the book and actually read the numinous saga came alive for me. The authors helped me close many loops in my understanding of Dr. Carl G. Jung’s work, and its significance to us in our everyday lives. Theirs was not the story of Perceval’s adventures, per se, but rather how the story came to have its place in literature and psychology, after centuries of evolution.
This is not a question of a debate about whose psychology was right for therapy, but rather what Dr. Jung was saying to us for the lives of normal human beings and their groups. Just as Dr. Jung’s Psychology and Alchemy is the story of human psychic development over centuries, The Grail Legend is a useful example of those insights.
Emma Jung knew Dr. Jung’s work as intimately as any person on Earth. Marie-Louise von Franz was a relative newcomer to Dr. Jung’s entourage, nearly forty years his junior, but became one of his leading apostles in the last half of the 20th Century.
In order not to be overshadowed by her husband, Emma Jung carved out The Grail Legend as her own intellectual project, and asked Dr. Jung not to interfere. She worked on it for 30 years, in the same meticulous way as her famous husband developed his own oeuvre. The result is a comprehensive masterpiece. She died before she could finish, so Dr. Jung asked his disciple to finish the work, which she did wonderfully.
They have given us a tour de force beyond compare, and in the process provided us with many bridges to Dr. Jung’s work itself. By showing how the story of the Grail was embellished and refined over centuries, they have shown us how the human psyche developed and works over decades, generations and centuries. Dr. Jung was doing the same thing throughout his entire oeuvre, but perhaps in not quite so accessible a way for the layman.
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Obrigada, Ergodebooks!!! Sucesso!!!
My only complaint is regarding Amazon itself. Though the shipment arrived far ahead of schedule, the book was dirty from the hands of someone working at the warehouse. It was outright grimy, to the point that I had to carefully wash and dry the glossy paper cover, and there were (and still are) black dirty hand-prints on the sides of the pages, where it was grabbed by the employee's filthy hands. It was kept in such a dirty environment that not even cleaning it thrice has gotten all of the filth off of the cover. I would have returned it and asked not only for another copy but also for a refund and store credit, because it was truly disgusting. However, I needed this book to study, and thus have chosen to put up with the consequences of keeping this unfortunately defiled copy.
However, if you are actually trying to locate the Holy Grail itself, best stick to Indiana Jones!










