Shadow of Perfection: Eranos Yearbook 1995 (v. 65)

The latest issue of the distinguished Jungian Journal from Switzerland. The Eranos Yearbook is the official publication of the Eranos Foundation, begun in 1931 & located in Ascona Switzerland. The Eranos Foundation's work has been based on years of engagement with depth psychology, myth & the history of religions. Some of its previous lecturers included C.G., Jung, Mircea Eliade, Herbert Read, Gershom Sholem, Adolf Portmann, Marie Louise von Franz, Karl Kerenyi, Rudolf Ritsema, David L. Miller & James Hillman. Every two years, in co-operation with the Uehiro Foundation of Japan, Eranos sponsors a series of lectures delivered by international scholars focused on an issue or theme. This volume is centered around lectures delivered at Eranos in May of 1995 on The Shadow of Perfection. The papers & contributors included in this volume are: Claudio Bonvecchio, The Perfect Kingdom. Michiyoshi Hayashi, Paternalism & Economic Development. Mikito Ishii, The Three Witches in Macbeth. Jay Livernois, The Shadow of the Noble Savage. Claudio Rise, The Dark Side of Psychoanalysis.… (more)