Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #919125 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

Jung in a Nutshell
The book gives a good view of who Jung is as a whole person and not in a good way. The book says little to Jung's accomplishments. It portrays him more as an antisemitic, cold hearted, opportunistic, manipulative, off balanced quack with little wisdom to offer of his own merit outside of knowledge gained from Freud. The book seems to mock him more than adore him. The book makes alot of interesting inferences into Jung's character. Often, the humor and cartoons are too obtuse. However, I guess that's about as entertaining as a book on Jung could really be.

Didn't too much care for it
I guess I'm not a big fan of Jung in general, and that might be clouding my opinion of this book, but I found it to be pretty dry and boring for an Introducing... work.

Really well done, insightful, no "dumbing-down"
I found this book after I had already read quite a significant amount of Jung's work. I was amazed at how peceptive and witty this treatment really is. It makes a great review for the already knowledgeable, and I can see where it would also be an excellent first introduction.

The book covers Jung's early childhood history, his work and differences with Freud, the basics of Jungian Analytical Psychology, type theory, the psychology of religion, the uncanny and synchronicity, the I Ching, astrology, alchemical speculation, and it even addresses and debunks some of the controversial criticisms of his personal life and work. There is also really useful "little dictionary" in the back for those who are not yet familiar with Jungian terminology, or psychology in general.

The illustrations of this book are not mere cut-and-paste filler and distraction, but they exactly augment and demonstrate the topics being discussed. While some might dismiss this as an instructional comic book, there is no obvious "dumbing down" involved.

This is a excellent and insightful little book. In fact, I intend to read it again.