TY  - GEN
T1  - Fieldnotes from a depth psychological exploration of evil : from Chinggis Khan to Carl Jung
A1  - Gordon, Robin L.
LA  - English
PP  - Abingdon, OXon ; New York
PB  - Routledge
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1088670101
AB  - In Fieldnotes from a Depth Psychological Exploration of Evil, Robin L. Gordon presents an accessible account of an attempt to define and understand the nature of evil. Gordon takes on the role of guide to this confusing land, tying together threads of Jungian theory, philosophy, etymology, neuroscience and history, as we are led on a personal journey of discovery. Gordon begins by analysing what a twelfth-century meeting between Chinggis Khan and Taoist priest Ch'ang-Ch'un can tell us about the presence of opposing traits and the nature of evil in human beings. We learn what depth psychology has said about evil and the shadow part of our psyches, and examine examples of human behaviour throughout history to understand the etymological, philosophical and historical understandings and definitions of evil. Gordon's own relationship with her work, and the feelings that arise when researching the psychological framework of Nazi doctors, genocide in Rwanda, Bosnia and Syria, and the functionality of serial killers, are interrogated. We then return to Chinggis Khan's and Ch'ang-Ch'un's relationship, attempting to build a real and practical definition of "evil", and assessing their dialogues as a metaphor for Jung's views of the transcendent function. Fieldnotes from a Depth Psychological Exploration of Evil will be essential reading for academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies, sociology, criminology and philosophy. It will also be a key resource for Jungian analysts and psychotherapists interested in the study of evil and its impact on society and the psyche, as well as anyone investigating and redefining their own meanings of evil, past and present.
CN  - BF789.E94 G67 2019
SN  - 9781351128582
SN  - 1351128582
SN  - 9781351128575
SN  - 1351128574
SN  - 9781351128551
SN  - 1351128558
SN  - 9781351128568
SN  - 1351128566
SN  - 9780815356172
SN  - 9780815356189
SN  - 081535617X
SN  - 0815356188
KW  - Good and evil : Psychological aspects.
KW  - PHILOSOPHY : Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
KW  - PHILOSOPHY : Social.
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY : Mental Health.
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY : Movements : Jungian.
KW  - Good and evil : Psychological aspects
ER  -