Imagination Is Reality: Western Nirvana in Jung, Hillman, Barfield, and Cassirer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780882140933)

This small book is the first comprehensive essay to place archetypal psychology within a major tradition of modern thought-the tradition of mythical thinking-and to recognize imagination as the primal force and basic reality of human life. By drawing upon the writings of four twentieth-century thinkers, Roberts Avens clarifies the post-Jungian direction of psychology as it moves toward poetic and polytheistic imagination. He then compares the radical achievements of this direction in resolving the 'ego-question' with the methods and ideas of the East: Buddhism, Tantrism, Zen, and Vedanta. Avens's grasp of understanding, easy familiarity with his subject, and refined insights together make this book an introductory text and an advance into new territory.

Author: Roberts Avens
ISBN-10: 0882140930
ISBN-13: 9780882140933
Publisher: Spring Publications
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2020
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d