Post-Jungians today; key papers in contemporary analytical psychology [Jungians Today Conference, London, 1995]

'The Jungians Today Conference held in London in 1995' [Pref.] Ed. and with preface and intro. by Ann Casement.

Part 1. Think pieces. 1. Will the post-Jungians survive? Andrew Samuels. 2. Analysis and tragedy. Luigi Zoja. Part 2. Individuation. 3. Toward a Jungian analysis of character. John Beebe. 4. The qualitative leap of faith: reflections on Kierkegaard and Jung. Ann Casement.. Part 3. Clinical papers. 5. Archetypal affect, anxiety and defence in patients who have suffered early trauma. Donald E. Kalsched. 6. Archetypal patterns, mental representations,and replicative processes in infancy. Maria Sidoli. Part 4. Fairy tales. 7. Can you change your fate? The clinical use of a specific fairy tale as the turning point in analysis. Verena Kast.. 8. Splitting: resolved or reserved? Hayao Kawai. Part 5. Ethnicity.. 9. The challenge of backwardness. Roberto Gambini. 10. Jungian perspectives in new contexts. Renos Papadopoulos. Part 6. Gender.. 11. Reflections on female homosexuality. Anne Springer. 12. Contrasexuality and the dialectic of desire. Polly Young-Eisendrath. Part 7. Academe. 13. Twisting and turning with James Hillman: from anima to world soul, from academia to pop. David Tacey

'A showcase for the diversity of Jungian thought around the globe, [the book] is based on the central tenet that analytical psychologists have a strong contribution to make to the prominent debates in today's postmodern society.'

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