The symbolic quest : basic concepts of analytical psychology

Author(s)

• Whitmont, Edward C.

Bibliographic Information

The symbolic quest : basic concepts of analytical psychology

Edward C. Whitmont

（Princeton paperbacks）

Princeton University Press, c1991

Expanded ed

• pbk.
• hard

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-334) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book explores the use and development of man's symbolizing capacities-those qualities that make him distinctly human. Dr. Whitmont describes the symbolic approach to a dream, which takes into account a symptom's meaning in reference to an unfolding wholeness of personality. He then presents the view that the instinctual urge for meaning is served by the symbolizing capacities, and that this urge has been repressed in our time. In the field of psychology, this symbolic approach is most fully exemplified by the theories of C. G. Jung. The author's contribution includes many differentiations and speculations, especially concerning the problems of relatedness.

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Details

• NCID: BA1827710X
• ISBN:
  • 0691024545
  • 0691086095
• LCCN: 91212151
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Princeton, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: 348 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BF173
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Psychoanalysis
  • LCSH : Symbolism (Psychology)
  • LCSH : Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0032080X