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Jung on Death and Immortality

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Jung on Death and Immortality
Authors and Contributors      By (author) C. G. Jung
Edited by Jenny Yates
SeriesEncountering Jung
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:248
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 197
ISBN/Barcode 9780691006758
ClassificationsDewey:150.1954
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 24 October 1999
Publication Country United States

Description

"As a doctor, I make every effort to strengthen the belief in immortality, especially with older patients when such questions come threateningly close. For, seen in correct psychological perspective, death is not an end but a goal, and life's inclination towards death begins as soon as the meridian is past."--C.G. Jung, commentary on The Secret of the Golden Flower Here collected for the first time are Jung's views on death and immortality, his writings often coinciding with the death of the most significant people in his life. The book shows many of the major themes running throughout the writings, including the relativity of space and time surrounding death, the link between transference and death, and the archetypes shared among the world's religions at the depths of the Self. The book includes selections from "On Resurrection," "The Soul and Death," "Concerning Rebirth," "Psychological Commentary on The Tibetan Book of the Dead" from the Collected Works, "Letter to Pastor Pfafflin" from Letters, and "On Life after Death."

Author Biography

Jenny Yates is Professor of Philosophy and Religion, and Chair of the Major in Religious Studies, Human Nature and Values at Wells College in Aurora, New York. She is coeditor of The Near-Death Experience: A Reader.

Reviews

"Laypersons and specialists alike will find this selection of Jung's writings usefully arranged and absorbing ... Yates's personal and lucid introduction stands apart from the usual, and she contributes much by tying events in Jung's life (and her own) to these letters and essays."--Lita Kurth, Religious Studies Review