African Americans and Jungian Psychology

Name: African Americans and Jungian Psychology
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

African Americans and Jungian PsychologyLeaving the Shadows\nAuthor(s): Fanny Brewster\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138952720, 978-1138952720\nSynopsis\nAfrican Americans and Jungian Psychology: Leaving the Shadows explores the little-known racial relationship between the African diaspora and [url] Jungs analytical psychology. In this unique book, Fanny Brewster explores the culture of Jungian psychology in America and its often-difficult relationship with race and racism.\n\nBeginning with an examination of how Jungian psychology initially failed to engage African Americans, and continuing to the modern use of the Shadow in language and imagery, Brewster creates space for a much broader discussion regarding race and racism in America. Using Jungs own words, Brewster establishes a timeline of Jungian perspectives on African Americans from the past to the present. She explores the European roots of analytical .