Amor and Psyche:
The Psychic Development of the Feminine: A Commentary on the Tale by Apuleius. (Mythos Series)
Erich Neumann
Translated by Ralph Manheim

Paper | 1971 | $19.95 / £13.95 | ISBN: 9780691017723
192 pp.

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The renowned tale of Amor and Psyche, from Apuleius's second-century Latin novel The Golden Ass, is one of the most charming fragments of classical literature. Neumann chose it as the exemplar of an unusual study of feminine psychology. Unfolding the spiritual and mythical background of the pagan narrative, he shows how the contest between the mortal maid Psyche and the great goddess Aphrodite over the god Amor--Aphrodite's son, Psyche's husband--yields surprising and valuable insights into the psychic life of women.

Review:

"Here we have a very subtle and suggestive analysis of the psychological characteristics of the feminine by the most brilliant disciple of C.G. Jung. . . . [T]he reading of this short book is a most enchanting and stimulating experience."--The Journal of Pastoral Care

Other Princeton books by Erich Neumann:

• The Essays of Erich Neumann, Volume 1: Art and the Creative Unconscious.
• The Fear of the Feminine: And Other Essays on Feminine Psychology.
• The Great Mother: An Analysis of the Archetype.
• The Origins and History of Consciousness.

Series:

• Works by Erich Neumann
• Mythos: The Princeton/Bollingen Series in World Mythology

Subject Areas:

• Mind, Body, Spirit
• Psychology
• Gender Studies

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