Knowing Woman: A Feminine Psychology - Softcover

Claremont De Castillejo, Irene Claremont

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570622043 ISBN 13: 9781570622045

Publisher: Shambhala, 1997

Synopsis

In this classic work, a noted Jungian analyst explores the division of the human psyche into masculine and feminine. Characteristic of feminine consciousness, she writes, is diffuse awareness, which recognizes the unity of all life and promotes acceptance and relationship. The masculine attitude is one of focused consciousness, the capacity to formulate ideas and to change, invent, and create. Concerned with the experience of women in a culture dominated by masculine values, the author discusses topics such as the animus (the masculine "soul image" in a woman's unconscious); women's roles in relation to work, friends, children, and lovers; and issues such as abortion, aging, and self-determination.

About this title

Synopsis:

This work explores the division of the psyche into masculine and feminine. It is concerned with the experience of women in cultures dominated by masculine values, and it discusses Jungian topics such as the animus, and the four female "types".

About the Author:

Irene Claremont de Castillejo was a Jungian analyst who studied feminine psychology with Emma Jung and Toni Wolff in Zurich.

About this edition

• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1570622043
• ISBN 13: 9781570622045
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192