Jung and Eastern Thought

Name: Jung and Eastern Thought
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ISBN: 9780887060519

ISBN-10: 088706051X

ISBN-13: 9780887060519

Edition: 1985

Authors: Harold G. Coward

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Jung and Eastern Thought is an assessment of the impact of the East on Jung's life and teaching. Along with the strong and continuing interest in the psychology of Carl Jung is a growing awareness of the extent to which Eastern thought, especially Indian ideas, influenced his thinking. This book identifies those influences that he found useful and those he rejected.In Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist cultures, yoga is a central conception and practice. Jung was at once fascinated and critical of yoga. Part I of the book examines Jung's encounter with yoga and his strong warning against the uncritical adoption of yoga by the modern West. In Part II Jung's love/hate relationship with Eastern…

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 7/1/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 234
Size: 5.83" wide x 8.93" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Harold G. Coward is the director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.David J. Goa is curator emeritus of the Provincial Museum of Alberta.



Preface


Introduction




Jung and Eastern Cultures



Jung's Encounter with Yoga



The Influence of Yoga on Jungian Psychology



Where Jung Draws the Line in His Acceptance of Yoga



Jung's Criticism of Yoga Spirituality by Dr. J. Borelli



Jung and Indian Thought: Conceptual Comparisons



Jung and Karma



Jung and Kundalini



Mysticism in Jung and Yoga



Prakrti and the Collective Unconscious: Purusa and Self by Dr. J.F.T.Jordens



Prana and Libido: Prajna and Consciousness by Dr. J.F.T. Jordens



Conclusion: An Annotated Bibliography of Jung and Eastern Traditions by Dr. J. Borelli


About the Authors


Index