Eternal Drama

The Inner Meaning of Greek Mythology

Edward F. Edinger, Deborah A Wesley, Deborah A Wesley

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Shambhala Publications Inc
15 February 2013

Folklore, myths & legends; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Analytical & Jungian psychology

A Jungian exploration of the figures of Greek mythology, revealing what the stories and their continued significance represent about our modern lives

Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena-do the gods and goddesses of Greece have anything to say to us that we haven't already heard? In this book, based on a series of his lectures, the eminent Jungian analyst and writer Edward F. Edinger revisits all the major figures, myths, oracles, and legends of the ancient Greek religion to discover what they can still reveal-representing, as they do, one of the religious and mythic foundations of Western culture.

Building on C. G. Jung's assertion that mythology is an expression of the deepest layers of mind and soul, Dr. Edinger follows the mythic images into their persistent manifestations in literature and on into our modern lives. He finds that the gods indeed continue to speak as we grow in our capacity to listen and that the myths express the inner energies within all of us as much as ever. Heracles is eternally performing his labors, Perseus is still confronting Medusa, Theseus is forever stalking the Minotaur, and Persephone is still being carried off to life in a new realm.

By: Edward F. Edinger
Preface by: Deborah A Wesley
Edited by: Deborah A Wesley
Imprint: Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 326g
ISBN: 9781570626739
ISBN 10: 1570626731
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edward F. Edinger, M.D., a founding member of the C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology in New York, is the author of many books on Jungian psychology, including The Eternal Drama and Anatomy of the Psyche- Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy.

Reviews for Eternal Drama: The Inner Meaning of Greek Mythology

""A compelling answer to fundamental questions about why and how we should read myths. . . . A book rich with fresh readings of well-known myths, buttressed by illuminating linkages between the Greek, Hebrew, and Christian roots of our modern psyche.""— Parabola