{"product_id":"essays-on-a-science-of-mythology-the-myth-of-the-divine-child-and-the-mysteries-of-eleusis-paperback","title":"Essays on a Science of Mythology: The Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. G. Jung\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Kerényi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssays on a Science of Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e is a cooperative work between C. Kerényi, who has been called \"the most psychological of mythologists,\" and C. G. Jung, who has been called \"the most mythological of psychologists.\" Kerényi contributes an essay on the Divine Child and one on the \u003ci\u003eKore\u003c\/i\u003e (the Maiden), together with a substantial introduction and conclusion. Jung contributes a psychological commentary on each essay. Both men hoped, through their collaboration, to elevate the study of mythology to the status of a science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \"The Primordial Child in Primordial Times\" Kerényi treats the child-God as an enduring and significant figure in Greek, Norse, Finnish, Etruscan, and Judeo-Christian mythology. He discusses the \u003ci\u003eKore\u003c\/i\u003e as Athena, Artemis, Hecate, and Demeter-Persephone, the mother-daughter of the Eleusinian mysteries. Jung speaks of the Divine Child and the Maiden as living psychological realities that provide continuing meaning in people's lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The investigations of C. Kerényi are continued in a later study, \u003ci\u003eEleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis introduction to the interior world of mythic consciousness has gone through many popular editions and become a classic point of reference for students of Greek religion as well as the depth psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.46 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51819248910624,"sku":"9780691017563","price":32.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b49947c8eb6f4d12122bb132d304c0e3.webp?v=1781128445","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/essays-on-a-science-of-mythology-the-myth-of-the-divine-child-and-the-mysteries-of-eleusis-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}