The great mother

Subtitle:
An analysis of the archetype

Series Title:
Bollingen Series XLVII

Edition:
Second edition (1963); First Princeton / Bollingen paperback edition (1972)

Author:
Neumann, Erich 1905-1960

Translator:
Manheim, Ralph 1907-1992

Place of Publication:
Princeton, New Jersey

Publisher:
Princeton University Press

Copyright Date:
1963

ISBN / SBN / ISSN:
0691017808

Source:
Dian Greenwood

Media Type:
Print (Non-Serial)

Media Sub-type:
Book

Copy:
2

LoC Call Number:
BL 85 .N4 1963 c.2

Accession Number:
111458

Keyword Subject Headings:
Mother goddesses--Mythological and psychological aspects
Mother archetype (Jungian psychology)--Positive and negative aspects
Anima (Jungian psychology)
Feminism / The Feminine--Mythological and psychological aspects
Symbolism--Feminine--Psychology
Mystery cults (Religion)
Transformation--Spiritual
Buddhism--Symbolism--Feminine
Christianity--Symbolism--Feminine
Hinduism--Symbolism--Feminine
Kali
Virgin Mary
Sophia
Tara
Crete--Ancient--Mythology and religion
Greece--Ancient--Mythology and religion
Egypt--Ancient--Mythology and religion
India--Ancient--Mythology and religion
Mexico--Pre-Columbian--Mythology and religion

User Notes:
Paperbound; xliv + 380 pp. (text), including 74 black-and-white text figures, 185 black-and-white plates (following the text), a bibliography, and an index. Contents: Foreword Note of acknowledgment Note to the second edition List of plates List of text figures Preface Part I: 1. The structure of the archetype 2. The archetypal feminine and the great mother 3. The two characters of the feminine 4. The central symbolism of the feminine 5. The transformation mysteries 6. The functional spheres of the feminine 7. The phenomenon of reversal and the dynamic of the archetype Part II: A. The elementary character 8. Introduction 9. The primordial goddess 10. The positive elementary character 11. The negative elementary character B. The transformative character 12. The great round 13. The lady of the plants 14. The lady of the beasts 15. Spiritual transformation Bibliography Index Plates