The Innateness of Myth

A New Interpretation of Joseph Campbell's Reception of C.G. Jung

The Innateness of Myth

A New Interpretation of Joseph Campbell's Reception of C.G. Jung

Ritske Rensma (Author)

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Joseph Campbell (1904-1988) was one of the most well-known and popular scholars of myth and comparative religion of the twentieth century. His work, however, has never fully received the same amount of scholarly interest and critical reflection that some of his contemporaries have received.

In this book, based on extensive research in the Joseph Campbell Archive in Santa Barbara, Ritske Rensma shows that reflecting on C.G. Jung's influence on Campbell greatly furthers our understanding of these ideas, and that once this goal is achieved it becomes obvious that Campbell was a scholar whose ideas are still of significance today. Following Jung's lead, Campbell put great emphasis on the innate structures of the mind, an approach which pre-echoes the current 'evolutionary turn' in fields such as cognitive theory, psychology, psychiatry and neurobiology.

This study will therefore not just be of interest to students and scholars interested in psychological approaches to the study of religion as well as Jung and Campbell, but also to those with an interest in recent developments in the above-mentioned fields

Introduction

    Jung's influence on Campbell
    Overview
    Methodological reflection
    What this book aims to achieve

Part 1 - Jung

1 The development of Jung's ideas about the concept of the archetype

Early developments

"On the nature of the psyche"

Synchronicity

2 The Ideas of Anthony Stevens

Ideas expressed in the book "Archetype Revisited"

Steven's take on Jung's ideas about religion

Conclusion

Part 2 Campbell

3 Campbell's Life

Boyhood and student years

Development of core ideas

Professional career

4 Phase One and Two of Campbell's Career

Which books by Jung did Campbell own?

Phase one (1944-1959)

Phase two (1959-1968)

5 Phase Three of Campbell's Life

6 Conclusion

The model of the three phases: a summary

Overview and close analysis of my most important
arguments

Campbell as a 'post-Jungian'

Reflections on the potential benefits of my findings

Appendix I

Bibliography

Product details

Published	26 Nov 2009
Format	Ebook (PDF)
Edition	1st
Extent	238
ISBN	9781441115836
Imprint	Continuum
Series	Continuum Advances in Religious Studies
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Ritske Rensma

Dr Ritske Rensma is currently teaching World Relig…

"Going beyond the conventional paralleling of Campbell with Jung, Ritske Rensma argues that Campbell's view of Jung went through three stages. At first, Campbell granted Jung and Freud equal importance in the understanding of myth. Next, Campbell rejected Jung's view on, especially, the origin of myth in favor of the ethological view espoused by Konrad Lorenz and Niko Tinbergen. Finally, Campbell came to see the overlap between Jung and the ethologists. An original, scholarly approach to Campbell, one that rests substantially on the scrutiny of unpublished material. Strongly recommended." - Robert A. Segal, Sixth Century Chair in Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen, UK
This is the ideal book for readers familiar with the work of both Jung and Campbell. It will also be of interest for those wanting to know more about the study of myth and how it has changed throughout history. I commend this book to each and every reader comprising both groups.

Theological Book Review Volume 23 No.1