Imagination is Reality: Western Nirvana in Jung, Hillman, Barfield & Cassirer

by Roberts Avens

$45 · Offered by eBay

First edition

Imagination Is Reality: Western Nirvana in Jung, Hillman, Barfield, and Cassirer by Roberts Avens (Author) Format: Trade Paperback, Rare First Edition 1980. Condition : Good condition commensurate with age and use. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spring Publications Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1980 Edition ‏ : ‎ First Language ‏ : ‎ English Print length ‏ : ‎ 10 pages Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches This insanely rare vintage book is the first comprehensive essay to place archetypal psychology within a major tradition of modern thought—the tradition of mythical thinking—and to recognize imagination as the primal force and basic reality of human life. By drawing upon the writings of four twentieth-century thinkers, Roberts Avens clarifies the post-Jungian direction of psychology as it moves toward poetic and polytheistic imagination. He then compares the radical achievements of this direction in resolving the ‘ego-question’ with the methods and ideas of the East: Buddhism, Tantrism, Zen, and Vedanta. Avens’s grasp of understanding, easy familiarity with his subject, and refined insights together make this book an introductory text and an advance into new territory. We are Antiquarian Book Collectors. We value our books. Each photograph is of the actual book we are selling. We do not use stock photos. We take great pride in carefully packaging all books magnificently. Please see our positive feedback & our daily listings. Satisfaction guaranteed. We appreciate

• Publisher: Spring Publications
• Year: 1980
• Condition: Good

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