Andrew Samuels' Jung and the Post-Jungians, published by Routledge in 1985, is scholarly work from within the Jungian tradition itself. Its strength is that it is the most sustained post-Jungian critique of the anima and animus theory, arguing the theory rests on an unexamined assumption that masculine and feminine are stable, biologically sorted, cross-cultural categories. Its limit is that it is a working revision from inside the Jungian field rather than an outside challenge, which is worth knowing when weighing how far the critique goes.
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Tier one: an academic monograph from Routledge and the most sustained post Jungian critique of the anima and animus theory, arguing the theory rests on an unexamined assumption that masculine and feminine are stable, biologically sorted categories. Its limit is that it is a working revision from inside the Jungian field rather than an outside challenge, worth knowing when weighing how far the critique goes. NotesThe most sustained post-Jungian critique of the anima/animus theory, arguing it rests on the unexamined assumption that "masculine" and "feminine" are stable cross-cultural categories naturally sorted by biological sex. A working revision from within the Jungian field, not an outside attack. Use for the Caregiver archetype fact, alongside Naomi Goldenberg's Changing of the Gods, already catalogued as its own source.
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AuthorAndrew Samuels
PublisherRoutledge
Publication Year1985
Source Typeacademic monograph
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