The god-image: from antiquity to Jung

"This book describes the development of images of God, beginning in antiquity and culminating in Jung's notion of the Self, an image of God in the psyche that Jung calls the God within. Over the course of history, the Self has been projected onto many local gods and goddesses and given dif...

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Main Author: Corbett, Lionel (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Asheville, North Carolina Chiron Publications [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jung, C. G. 1875-1961 / God / Idea of God / History
IxTheo Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
NBC Doctrine of God
NBE Anthropology
TA History
Further subjects:B Image of God
B Jung, C. G (Carl Gustav) (1875-1961)
B Theological Anthropology
B Self
B God
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Summary:"This book describes the development of images of God, beginning in antiquity and culminating in Jung's notion of the Self, an image of God in the psyche that Jung calls the God within. Over the course of history, the Self has been projected onto many local gods and goddesses and given different names and attributes. These deities are typically imagined as existing in a heavenly realm, but Jung's approach recalls them to their origins in the objective psyche. This book shows how Jung's approach avoids many of the philosophical problems produced by traditional anthropomorphic images of God and describes the myriad symbolic ways in which the Self may appear, independently of doctrinal images of God. By focusing on the empirical, psychological manifestations of the Self, Jung's approach avoids arguments for and against the existence of a metaphysical God"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:1630519847