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The Origins and History of Consciousness (Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology) Paperback – August 24, 2014

by Erich Neumann (Author), R. F.C. Hull (Translator), C. G. Jung (Foreword)

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The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole. Erich Neumann was one of C. G. Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right. In this influential book, Neumann shows how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Uroboros, the tail-eating serpent. The intermediate stages are projected in the universal myths of the World Creation, Great Mother, Separation of the World Parents, Birth of the Hero, Slaying of the Dragon, Rescue of the Captive, and Transformation and Deification of the Hero. Throughout the sequence, the Hero is the evolving ego consciousness.

Featuring a foreword by Jung, this Princeton Classics edition introduces a new generation of readers to this eloquent and enduring work.

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"There can be no doubt that [Neumann] has brought to his task a remarkable . . . knowledge of classical mythology, some considerable acquaintance with the comparative study of religion, and a deep understanding of those psychological views and theories evolved by C. G. Jung." (The Times Literary Supplement)

"A welcome source of information for all those who are touched by the relationship between man and his myths." (The New York Times)

"No better exposition has come to us of the two Jungian themes: the evolution of consciousness in the history of mankind and the development of personality in the individual." (The Personalist)

About the Author

Erich Neumann (1905-1960), a psychologist and philosopher, was born in Berlin and lived in Tel Aviv from 1934 until his death. His books include The Fear of the Feminine, Amor and Psyche, and The Great Mother (all Princeton).

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Series: Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology (Book 110)
Paperback: 552 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; Reprint edition (August 24, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691163596
ISBN-13: 978-0691163598
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.5 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 36 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,404 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #8 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Movements > Jungian
- #51 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Folklore & Mythology
- #51 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Consciousness & Thought

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A great book, it gives you a comprehensive and understandable ...

February 19, 2018

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A great book, it gives you a comprehensive and understandable rundown of the psychological archetypes and their significance in mythology. Take your time with the book, there's a lot of ground to cover if you're unfamiliar with Jungian psychology. It will probably be a lot to take in though it is an undoubtedly fun ride. Also for whatever it's worth, if you're a fan of Jordan Peterson this book would be invaluable to you if you want to understand what he's actually saying when he talks of the archetypal stories and their significance. Though as always, don't let your excitement over these concepts stop you from being mindful that there's always another perspective.

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need to be much better read than I in order to understand everything in ...

February 9, 2018

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This book changed the way I think about mythology, history, philosophy and psychology. All the more fascinating, since the subject matter lies at the intersection of so many related topics, it led me to tie together what were previously separate or fragmented areas of thought. A reader would, however, need to be much better read than I in order to understand everything in the book. Much of it is over my head, but it's a great book nonetheless.

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I'm slugging through this tome, but it seems to ...

April 23, 2018

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I'm slugging through this tome, but it seems to me to be the middle of a conversation. Knowing what should come first would make understanding the premise the author is making easier to grasp. Also, he makes many statements about how things are with little supporting evidence other than somebody else said something about that topic. I guess very much of "science" is that way.

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Wonderful book with lots of citations to ancient texts and mythology.

April 5, 2018

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This book explains Jungian archetypes in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. It is a dense book, but I have been burning through the pages. If you like Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, the hero's journey or you are interested in evolutionary biology, you should check it out.

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classic - essential

October 24, 2017

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amazong book and, when the time is right, it is not difficult to read. It's "going down" well.
He makes Jung accessible.

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Michael Levenhagen

A Book Needing Study

October 16, 2011

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Neuman's ideas and book need considerable study, I think, not only to understand them but to assess them. I had considerable training in archetypal theory in literature, so I hesitated reading Neuman's book. However, Neuman's ideas came alive for me as I worked through the book. Indeed, there were days when I could not get his notions out of my head. I began to see their application everywhere throughout contemporary life. The book added dimensions to my awareness. It has also provided useful explanations to Buddhist teachings in Zen, Mahamudra, and Dzogchen for me.

I found the writing difficult to read, sometimes. The writing repeats itself, but in different ways. What one reads in later chapters was often written in an earlier chapter. To be fair, though, that redundancy was helpful as there were some ideas / concepts that I still struggle with definitively--especially when I have to explain them to someone else outside of this field of study.

Last, I disagree with reviews who claim that Neuman's book and ideas are dated or no longer applicable. That would be like claiming that the love of a mother for its child is dated and no longer applicable. I think such criticisms are unambiguous signs of a overly emphasized mental-rational point of view. If Neuman's ideas and book say anything, they work to show how much of the experience of life cannot be understood conceptually or rationally.

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May 10, 2016

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The Origins and History of Conciousness is a wondeful book that should be read by everyone interested in Analytical Psychology. Neumann did a great job showing myths and images of different cultures as metaphors of the development of our Psyche. It is the expresión of a wide and deep research on the Archetypal fields.

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This is a great classic and a very important book

June 6, 2015

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This is a great classic and a very important book, marred by a very poorly printed edition. The type is too small and is very blurry. This edition should have been reset before being printed.

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