The heart of history

Subtitle:
Individuality in evolution

Series Title:
SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology

Author:
Perry, John Weir 1914-1998

Place of Publication:
Albany, New York

Publisher:
State University of New York Press


ISBN / SBN / ISSN:
0887063993

Source:
Selma Hyman

Media Type:
Print (Non-Serial)

Media Sub-type:
Book

LoC Call Number:
BF 697 .P46 1987

Accession Number:
062406

Keyword Subject Headings:
Cultures, evolution of
Mythology
Ritual
Individuality -- social aspects

User Notes:
Trade paperback, ix + 249 pp. including notes, bibliography, and indexes. Contents: I. Myth, ritual, and visions 1. The psyche and the evolution of cultures 2. Lo! they beheld 3. World images in turmoil and transition II. Cultural transitions 4. A legacy of Pharaohs 5. Sages and sons of heaven 6. Kingship and compassion 7. Agape and anointed ones 8. Quests and a kingdom of the heart 9. Revolution and world regeneration III. Conclusions for our times 10. Individuality in evolution 11. Modern myth and nuclear nemesis 12. Ahead