Cult fictions : C.G. Jung and the founding of analytical psychology /

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Author / Creator:	Shamdasani, Sonu, 1962-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 121 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Jung, C. G. -- (Carl Gustav), -- 1875-1961. Jung, C. G. -- (Carl Gustav), -- 1875-1961 Psychoanalysis. Jungian psychology. Jungian Theory. Psychoanalysis -- history. Jungian psychology. Psychoanalysis. Switzerland.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11201400

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ISBN:	9780203360767 0203360761 0203360761 0415186137 0415186145
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-117) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Controversial claims that C.G. Jung, founder of analytical psychology, was a charlatan and a self-appointed demi-god have recently brought his legacy under renewed scrutiny. The basis of the attack on Jung is a previously unknown text, said to be Jung's inaugural address at the founding of his 'cult', otherwise known as the Psychological Club, in Zurich in 1916. It is claimed that this cult is alive and well in Jungian psychology as it is practised today, in a movement which continues to masquerade as a genuine professional discipline, whilst selling false dreams of spiritual redemption. In Cult Fictions, leading Jung scholar Sonu Shamdasani looks into the evidence for such claims and draws on previously unpublished documents to show that they are fallacious. This accurate and revealing account of the history of the Jungian movement, from the founding of the Psychological Club to the reformulation of Jung's approach by his followers, establishes a fresh agenda for the historical evaluation of analytical psychology today.
Other form:	Print version: Shamdasani, Sonu, 1962- Cult fictions. London ; New York : Routledge, 1998

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Shamdasani's book is one awaited by Jungian scholars. It is a gem packed with solid research taking Richard Noll, author of The Jung Cult (1994) and The Aryan Christ (CH, Apr'98), to task. In a clear and direct manner Shamdasani drives home point after point, revealing Noll's inaccuracies, omissions, and unfounded suggestions. This work is a must read for Jungians and a necessary companion to Noll's works for academic library collections. It also contains interesting appendix material, including a story behind the controversial Jung research. Noll has met his match in Shamdasani, and integrity in scholarship is alive and well. Highly recommended to those interested in Jung and the contemporary controversies. Upper-division undergraduates and above. J. Bailey; Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

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Cult fictions : C.G. Jung and the founding of analytical psychology /

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