{"product_id":"the-descent-of-the-soul-paul-bishop-9780367514983","title":"The Descent of the Soul and the Archaic: Kat畸asis and Depth Psychology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Descent of the Soul and the Archaic\u003c\/em\u003e explores the motif of \u003ci\u003ek疸abasis\u003c\/i\u003e (a \"descent\" into an imaginal underworld) and the importance it held for writers from antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on its place in psychoanalytic theory. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection of chapters builds on Jung's insights into katabasis and nekyia as models for deep self-descent and the healing process which follows. The contributors explore ancient and modern notions of the self, as obtained through a \"descent\" to a deeper level of imaginal experience. With an awareness of the difficulties of applying contemporary psychological precepts to ancient times, the contributors explore various modes of self-formation as a process of discovery. Presented in three parts, the chapters assess contexts and texts, goddesses, and theoretical alternatives. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to scholars and analysts working in wide-ranging fields, including classical studies, all schools of psychoanalysis, especially Jung's, and postmodern thought, especially the philosophy of Deleuze. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Bishop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367514982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367514983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Paul Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070699204863,"sku":"9780367514983","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef042006-ebb4-4c77-b2a3-9f10c45176c0.jpg?v=1685431846","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-descent-of-the-soul-paul-bishop-9780367514983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}