{"product_id":"essays-on-a-science-of-c-g-jung-9780691017563","title":"Essays on a Science of Mythology: The Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssays on a Science of Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e is a cooperative work between C. Ker駭yi, who has been called \"the most psychological of mythologists,\" and C. G. Jung, who has been called \"the most mythological of psychologists.\" Ker駭yi contributes an essay on the Divine Child and one on the \u003ci\u003eKore\u003c\/i\u003e (the Maiden), together with a substantial introduction and conclusion. Jung contributes a psychological commentary on each essay. Both men hoped, through their collaboration, to elevate the study of mythology to the status of a science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"The Primordial Child in Primordial Times\" Ker駭yi treats the child-God as an enduring and significant figure in Greek, Norse, Finnish, Etruscan, and Judeo-Christian mythology. He discusses the \u003ci\u003eKore\u003c\/i\u003e as Athena, Artemis, Hecate, and Demeter-Persephone, the mother-daughter of the Eleusinian mysteries. Jung speaks of the Divine Child and the Maiden as living psychological realities that provide continuing meaning in people's lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The investigations of C. Ker駭yi are continued in a later study, \u003ci\u003eEleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. G. Jung, Carl Ker駭yi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691017565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691017563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/1969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.53w x 0.54d","brand":"C. G. Jung","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996792422655,"sku":"9780691017563","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ff6bfa9-87c6-44e0-b267-896db2510595.jpg?v=1683343717","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/essays-on-a-science-of-c-g-jung-9780691017563","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}