A Jungian and Psychoanalytic Approach to Biblical Myth and Religion

Lionel Corbett

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Routledge
23 December 2024

Religion: general; Christianity; Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology); Analytical & Jungian psychology; Social, group or collective psychology

This book describes some of the major psychological processes that underpin various biblical stories and some of the theological speculation to which they have given rise. Psychological biblical criticism, as described here, is suggested as an alternative or supplement to historical-cultural, textual, philological, literary, and other types of biblical criticism.

Using a combination of Jungian and psychoanalytic theory, Corbett shows how some biblical material arises from human psychodynamics, while some originates in the archetypal level of the psyche and is further elaborated as it passes through the human level of the psyche. The author addresses some of the traditional anxieties about psychological approaches to biblical stories. He views Jung’s approach as an evolving mythology of the sacred that offers an alternative to purely theological approaches to the Bible and to the traditions that emerged from it.

This book will be of value to practicing psychotherapists and analysts, particularly those who treat patients with a religious background, as well as trainees, clergy, and graduate students in this area.

By: Lionel Corbett
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9781032882789
ISBN 10: 1032882786
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 23 December 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lionel Corbett is a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst. He is the author of seven books and co-author of four volumes of collected papers. His primary interest is in Jung’s concept of the religious function of the psyche.