Mythology of the Soul - 9781138852303

Taylor & Francis

Mythology of the SoulA Research into the Unconscious from Schizophrenic Dreams and Drawings\nAuthor(s): H.G. Baynes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138852303, 978-1138852303\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1940, this classic study of two schizophrenic case-histories further opened up the seemingly intractable problem of this condition; a task preceded by Jungs own Psychology of Dementia Praecox. It was Bayness grasp of the meaning of the symbol coupled with his wide scholarship that enable him to explore the case-histories in such remarkable and fruitful depth, thus linking pathological psychology through graphic expression and the dream of the myths of mankind and the universal man. This was truly a scientific task.\n\nIn case 1, the series of dreams, fantasies and active imagination, fully illustrated by the patients spontaneous paintings, suggested to him a kind of mythological imagery. Baynes then demonst.