Ariadne's Clue: A Guide to the Symbols of Humankind - Softcover

Stevens, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014027233X ISBN 13: 9780140272338

Publisher: Penguin, 2001

Synopsis

For centuries people everywhere have expressed their preoccupations and concerns through symbolism in myths, stories, religions and dreams. In ARIADNE'S CLUE Anthony Stevens explains how and why we create the symbols we do. Taking the thought of C.J. Jung a stage further, Stevens argues that symbol formation has an adaptive function in the human psyche: it promotes our grasp on reality and is a result of selection pressures encountered in the course of evolutionary history. From the ancient symbol of the serpent to the primordial landscape of the savannah, Stevens traces a host of common symbols through time to reveal their deep-rooted effects on the lives of modern men, women and children.

About this title

About the Author

Anthony Stevens is a distinguished Jungian analyst and psychiatrist. His books in Penguin include ON JUNG (1991) and PRIVATE MYTHS: DREAMS AND DREAMING (1995).

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014027233X
• ISBN 13: 9780140272338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480