Ecstasy

Subtitle:
Understanding the psychology of joy

Author:
Johnson, Robert A. (Robert Alex) 1921-2018

Place of Publication:
San Francisco, California

Publisher:
Harper & Row, Publishers


ISBN / SBN / ISSN:
0062504274

Media Type:
Print (Non-Serial)

Media Sub-type:
Book

LoC Call Number:
BF 575 .H27 J64 1987

Accession Number:
000840

Keyword Subject Headings:
Ecstasy--Psychological aspects
Joy--Psychological aspects.
Dionysus (Greek deity)--Mythological and psycholgical aspects
Feminine psychology
Androgyny--Psycholgical aspects
Active imagination (Jungian psychology)
Dreams--Interpretation
Ritual / Ceremony

User Notes:
Hardbound; xii + 100 pp., including bibliographic references in endnotes. Contents: The worlds of psychology and myth Part I: Ecstasy: Understanding the psychology of joy 1. The myth of Dionysus 2. What is ecstasy? 3. The rise and fall of Dionysus 4. The side of ecstasy 5. Celebration of ecstasy 6. Women and Dionysus: Celebration of life 7. Androgyny: The union of male and female 8. The return of the scapegoat 9. Filled with light or filled with air? 10. The God connection Part II: Touching ecstasy 11. Active imagination: Meeting the archetype 12. Dreamwork: Working with the archetype 13. Ritual and ceremony: Bringing joy home Epilogue Notes