She

understanding feminine psychology : an interpretation based on the myth of Amor and Psyche and using Jungian psychological concepts

77 pages

English language

Published May 15, 1977 by Perennial Library.

ISBN:
978-0-06-097058-1
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OCLC Number:
13759827

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A deceptively simple book. Robert Johnson uses a Jungian analysis of the story of Psyche and Eros to explore notions of the feminine psyche and it's operation in human behavior. It is a slim book and so, a slim project, but a worthwhile one and certainly worth the time it takes a reader to digest his ideas. Are they male-centric ideas, as some critics have suggested? I'm yet to read a compelling argument that proves Johnson's short "project books" (She, He, We, and Owning Your Own Shadow) somehow promulgate harmful ideas. Taken as it is, this is a fine Jungian textual analysis of the story of Psyche and Eros and while that may be it's entire scope, the project is provocative enough.

Certainly recommended to anyone new to the ideas of Carl Jung, with the caveat that one shouldn't rely on Johnson as anything more than an apt practitioner in …

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  • Women -- Psychology.