Jung on mythology

This digital publication is provided to active members of Oregon Friends of Jung in accordance with OFJ's Fair Use Policy here. eBook in PDF and ePub format; x + 280 pp. with index Publisher Permissions: Print/Save 40 pages; Copy/Paste Restricted Available for download: Yes Contents: Introduction (Robert A. Segal) Part 1 Jung on myth Ch. 1. Jung vis-a-vis Freud on Myth a. Jung's Freudian Interpretation of Myth b. Jung's Rejection of Freud's Theory of Myth Ch. 2. Origin of Myth a. Similarities among Myths b. Independent Invention Rather Than Diffusion as the Source of the Similarities c. Rejection of the Experience of the External World as the Source of Independent Invention d. Independent Invention as the Projection of the Unconscious onto the External World e. Independent Invention as the Projection of the Collective Rather Than the Personal Unconscious onto the External World f. Myths and Archetypes Ch. 3. Function of Myth a. Revealing the Unconscious b. Encountering the Unconscious c. Making Life Meaningful d. Abetting Therapy e. Providing Models for Behavior Ch. 4. Myths and Dreams/Fantasies Ch. 5. Myth as a Way of Thinking Ch. 6. Kinds of Myths a. Myths of the Child b. Myths of the Hero c. Personal Myths Ch. 7. Myths and Primitives Ch. 8. Myths and Moderns a. Demythicizing of the External World b. Continued Existence of Traditional Myths c. Revival of Traditional Myths d. Creation of Distinctively Modern Myths e. Myth as Never Superseded Ch. 9. Earlier Psychological Interpretations of Myth Ch. 10. Myth and Religion Part 2 Developments in the Jungian theory of myth Ch. 11. From Introduction to the Origins and History of Consciousness / Erich Neumann Ch. 12. From Patterns of Creativity Mirrored in Creation Myths / Marie-Louise von Franz Ch. 13. From Re-Visioning Psychology / James Hillman