Description
The Jungian concept of archetypes is of immense value for critically distinguishing what is potentially of universal practical value in religious and other cultural traditions, and separating this from the dogmatic elements. However, Jung encumbered the concept of archetypes with debatable constructions like the 'collective unconscious' that are unnecessary for understanding their practical function.
Archetypes in Religion and Beyond puts forward a far-reaching new theory of archetypes that is functional without being reductive. At its centre is the idea that archetypes are adaptations to help us maintain inspiration over time. Humans are such distractable beings that they need constant reminders to maintain integration with their most sustainable intentions: reminders using the profound power of symbol linked to embodied experience.
This multidisciplinary book weaves together religious studies, ethical philosophy, the psychology of bias, the neuroscience of brain lateralization, the linguistics of embodied meaning, the feedback loops of systems theory, a lifetime's experience of Buddhist practice, and appreciation of symbolism in the arts: all with the aim of producing a fresh understanding of the role of archetypes, in religion and beyond, that can also be directly applied in practice.
Author: Robert M. Ellis
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
Published: 01/25/2022
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.96d
ISBN13: 9781800500778
ISBN10: 1800500777
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy | Religious
- Psychology | Personality
Archetypes in Religion and Beyond puts forward a far-reaching new theory of archetypes that is functional without being reductive. At its centre is the idea that archetypes are adaptations to help us maintain inspiration over time. Humans are such distractable beings that they need constant reminders to maintain integration with their most sustainable intentions: reminders using the profound power of symbol linked to embodied experience.
This multidisciplinary book weaves together religious studies, ethical philosophy, the psychology of bias, the neuroscience of brain lateralization, the linguistics of embodied meaning, the feedback loops of systems theory, a lifetime's experience of Buddhist practice, and appreciation of symbolism in the arts: all with the aim of producing a fresh understanding of the role of archetypes, in religion and beyond, that can also be directly applied in practice.
Author: Robert M. Ellis
Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)
Published: 01/25/2022
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.96d
ISBN13: 9781800500778
ISBN10: 1800500777
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy | Religious
- Psychology | Personality
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