Archetypal Explorations: Towards an Archetypal Sociology

by Richard M. Gray

Overview

Archetypal Expressions is a fresh approach to one of Jung's best-know and most exciting concepts. Richard M. Gray uses archetypes as the basis for a new means of interpreting the world and lays the foundations of what he terms an "archetypal sociology". Jung's ideas are combined with elements of modern biology and systems theory to explore the basic human experiences of life, which recur through the ages.
Revealing the implicitly cross-cultural and interdisciplinary nature of Jungian Psychology, Archetypal Explorations represents a significant contribution to the literature of archetypes and integrative approaches to human behaviour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415121170
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/18/1996
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard M.Gray is a Senior United States Probation Officer, specializing in drug treatment in Brooklyn, New York, and a Lecturer in Sociology at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I Archetypal explorations 1 The nature of the archetype 2 The archetypal dimensions 3 The emergence of new properties 4 Archetypes and images Part II The archetypal sequence 5 The archetypal set 6 The archetypes and their images Part III Sociological considerations 7 The sociological prospect 8 The paradigms Part IV The elements of an archetypal sociology 9 The roots of intersubjectivity 10 The nature of groups 11 Families, nations and thought 12 The structure of large groups 13 Archetypal patterns in large groups 14 The problem of deviance Part V Retrospect: analysis, conclusions 15 Review 16 Retrospect: Jung and sociology 17 Prospects: further research