Jung's Answer to Job: A Commentary
, by Bishop,PaulNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781583912409 | 1583912401
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 12/13/2002
This book offers an intellectual and cultural context for C. G. Jung's 1952 work. Initially greeted with controversy,Answer to Jobhas been neglected by many serious commentators on Jung.Jung's Answer to Job: A Commentaryplaces theAnswer to Jobin the context of biblical commentary, and then examines the circumstances surrounding its composition and immediate reception.Jung's Answer to Jobunravels Jung's narrative, offering a comprehensive re-reading of Jung's text, as well as a re-positioning in its cultural context. Whilst remaining true to the tenets of analytical psychology, this commentary underlinesAnswer to Job's greater significance in terms of cultural history. It will be invaluable to students and scholars of analytical psychology, religion and those who subscribe to Jung's ideas.