Product Description

The writings of C. G. Jung himself are the best place to read about all his main ideas—but where to start, when Jung's Collected Works run to more than eighteen volumes? Robert H. Hopcke's guide to Jung's voluminous writings shows exactly the best place to begin for getting a handle on each of Jung's key concepts and ideas—from archetypal symbols to analytical psychology to UFOs. Each chapter explains one of Jung's principal concerns, then directs the reader where to read about it in depth in the Collected Works. Each chapter includes a list of secondary sources to approach for further study—which the author has updated for this edition to include books published in the ten years since the Guided Tour's first appearance.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #208584 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05-11
• Released on: 1999-05-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 204 pages

Review
"The best single introduction to Jung that I have seen."—Paul Roazen, author of Encountering Freud: the Politics and Histories of Psychoanalysis.

About the Author
Robert H. Hopcke is a licensed marriage and family therapist with degrees in both pastoral and clinical counseling. He is the author of numerous books, including There Are No Accidents and Living the Mysteries: The Spiritual Power of the Rosary in the Lives of Contemporary People.

Customer Reviews

a quick guide through complex works
this is a very good and ambitious challenge to present in a short, simple manner all of jung's theories of his collected works. mr. hopcke does an excellent job of presenting jung's works in a readable form for us beginners. he goes through each theory and explains how it is presented in the collected works. then, as a bonus, at the end of each chapter he presents recommended reading of other works to our degree of understanding. like books to start as beginners, books to look deeper into his works, related works and secondary reading. all very helpful. my only complaint is the chapters are very short roughly 4-6 pages each. this gives you a taste, but i felt he was leaving a lot out also. i do highly recommend this book if you are a jungian beginner and feel intimidated by his collected works like i am.

Vergil guiding Dante
Since the "Collected Works" is so huge, it is good to have this guide which specifically mentions the volumes and pages for particular topics such as acheotypes and dreams. It helps focus the searching. I highly recommend it.