Is there a difference between psyches east and west. Philosophy defined in its relationship to cultural traditions broadly integrates the professional discipline with literature, science, and social. Reviews nowhere else than in this study of the interplay of east and west is the point so forcefully made that mans cultural past somehow molds his feelings and thinking as well as his highly contrasting attitudes toward reality. Religion is an important topic to understand in crosscultural psychology. The status of western psychology in asia and oceania. The main part of the title is that of the terry lectures for 1937, its general applicability being evident.
Psychology and religion west and east, carl jung, collected work, volume 11, part 1 this book was split in two part for upload. Publication date 1958 topics psychoanalysis and religion publisher new york. Thus the word mind, as used in the east, has the connotation of something metaphysical. Jung, a series of books published by princeton university press in the u. Jung has this habit of getting way too hype about jesus and alchemy, and then. Western religion psychology and religion a psychological approach to the dogma of the trinity. Eastwest studies center new york city humanities institute. Collected works c g jung psychology religion west east. West and east, he believed that a person can be religious and mature at the simultaneously. In western tradition, meditation is linked to a personal relationship with god. Collected works psychology religion west east abebooks. The worldviews of healing traditions in the east and west. Feb 24, 2020 i am reading from carl jungs book psychology and religion west and east. Implications for psychology of religion article pdf available in pastoral psychology 6156 december 2012 with 242 reads.
Collected works of cg jung, volume 11 psychology and religion. Critical philosophy, the mother of modern psychology, is as foreign to the east as to medieval europe. Nowhere else than in this study of the interplay of east and west is the point so forcefully made that mans cultural. Apr 30, 20 the novelist gish jin points to what she sees as the difference between asian culture and western psychology by noting that asians emphasize the group as primary whereas westerners put the. In general, mindfulness was popularized in the east by religious and spiritual institutions, while in the west its popularity can be traced to particular people and secular institutions. I am reading part 3 from carl jungs book psychology and religion west and east. Psychology and religion association of jungian analysts.
The purpose of the east west studies center is to provide students with comprehensive understanding of the works of east west philosophy and psychology. The goal of the cultural psychology of religion research initiative is to encourage collaborative research initiative between the east and west. The collected works of c g jung volume 11 by jung, c g and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Religion stunts a persons transition of becoming a mature adult. In 1975, eastwest psychology became a separate department, codirected by mary oliver tasch and hilary anderson. I am reading from carl jungs book psychology and religion west and east. The religious studies department works closely with other departments, particularly buddhist chaplaincy and psychology, providing a bridge between the study of religionpast, present, and futureand the problems of modern life. West and east 957 words 4 pages while preforming a psychoanalysis of religion and human development, sigmund freud questioned whether or not a person could be religious and mature at the same time. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Jan 15, 2020 the east west psychology program offers a global approach to the exploration and study of psychology and spirituality. Discover and share the most famous quotes from the book the psychology and religion. Professionals with a psychology background and education are needed in every walk of life.
Thus the division into two parts, western religion and eastern religion, reflecting jungs idea that the two are radically different. Opposing, to freuds belief, jung believes that religion can assist a. Students are encouraged to become thought leaders in crosscultural relations that are rooted in ancient spiritual traditions. Jungs shorter works on religion and psychology include, among others, a. Psychology and religion west and east carl jung cw11 part1. Graduates create positive and sustainable paradigms in global and personal change. The purpose of the eastwest studies center is to provide students with comprehensive understanding of the works of eastwest philosophy and psychology. The east west philosophical texts program consists of a close philosophical study of the works of confucius, mencius, loatzu, chuang tzu, taoistic confucianism, neotaoism, buddhism, as well. Jung, a series of books published by princeton university press in the. We seek to advance understanding of psychology of spirituality and religion as practiced in chinese communities around the world. Western religion psychology and religion a psychological approach to the dogma of the trinity transformation symbolism in the mass foreword to whites god and the unconscious.
Collected works volume 11 of works, carl gustav jung. More theorizing and empirical work has gone into western religions than eastern religions. The novelist gish jin points to what she sees as the difference between asian culture and western psychology by noting that asians emphasize the group as primary whereas westerners put the. Unlike much of jungs writing, theses lectures are very accessible and show the relationship between psychology and religion. In 1975, east west psychology became a separate department, codirected by mary oliver tasch and hilary anderson. Search for library items search for lists search for. Ii a psychological approach to the dogma of the trinity. Collected works c g jung psychology religion west east abebooks. Promoting academic literacy on nonwestern traditions of philosophy, philosophy east and west has for over half a century published the highestquality scholarship that locates these cultures in their relationship to angloamerican philosophy. Jung, carl gustav jung volume 11 of jung, carl gustav, 18751961. This book is actually transcribed series of lectures he did.
The first section of the book is about western religion, which is to say, jesus. Mar 07, 2020 i am reading part 3 from carl jungs book psychology and religion west and east. Uwests religious studies department specializes in the study of buddhism and comparative religion, with a strong emphasis on reallife application. Psychology and religion west and east carl jung cw11. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the psychology and religion. Sixteen studies in religious phenomena, including psychology and religion and answer to job. Of course, even the secular tradition of mindfulness in the west owes its roots to eastern religions and traditions. Jung focuses on the religious experience itself, and how important it is to the health of the psyche. Opposing, to freuds belief, jung believes that religion can assist a person mature. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
The eastwest psychology program offers a global approach to the exploration and study of psychology and spirituality. The cluster of excellence religion and politics and the chair of the sociology of religion at university munster as well as the chair of practical theology at university siegen are organizing the conference religiosity in east and west conceptual and methodological challenges in munster, germany, on 2527th june 2019. In the terry lectures given at yale university in 1937, a demonstration is proposed of the persective from which. It is perhaps not superfluous to mention that the east has produced nothing equivalent to what we call psychology, but rather philosophy or metaphysics. There is no archimedean point from which to judge, since the psyche is indistinguishable from its manifestations. In the mid to late 1970s, various courses were taught in areas such as asian psychology, yoga psychology, buddhist psychology, integral psychology, archetypal psychology, parapsychology, humanistic and transpersonal psychologies. Bollingen series xx, princeton university press, princeton, n. R f c hull sixteen studies in religious phenomena, including psychology and religion and answer to job. Hull sixteen studies in religious phenomena, including psychology and religion and answer to job. The eastwest philosophical texts program consists of a close philosophical study of the works of confucius, mencius, loatzu, chuang tzu, taoistic confucianism, neotaoism, buddhism, as well. Princeton university press, 1973, 1969 xiii, 699 pages. Publication date 1958 topics psychoanalysis and religion. It contains sixteen studies in religious phenomena, including psychology and religion and answer to job.