Essays on a Science of Mythology: The Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis (Bollingen Series, 22)

essays On A Science Of Mythology Is A Cooperative Work Between C. Kerényi, Who Has Been Called The Most Psychological Of Mythologists, And C. G. Jung, Who Has Been Called The Most Mythological Of Psychologists. Kerényi Contributes An Essay On The Divine Child And One On The kore (the Maiden), Together With A Substantial Introduction And Conclusion. Jung Contributes A Psychological Commentary On Each Essay. Both Men Hoped, Through Their Collaboration, To Elevate The Study Of Mythology To The Status Of A Science. in The Primordial Child In Primordial Times Kerényi Treats The Child-god As An Enduring And Significant Figure In Greek, Norse, Finnish, Etruscan, And Judeo-christian Mythology. He Discusses The kore As Athena, Artemis, Hecate, And Demeter-persephone, The Mother-daughter Of The Eleusinian Mysteries. Jung Speaks Of The Divine Child And The Maiden As Living Psychological Realities That Provide Continuing Meaning In People's Lives. the Investigations Of C. Kerényi Are Continued In A Later Study, eleusis: Archetypal Image Of Mother And Daughter (princeton). sewanee Review there Is An Abundance Of Interesting And Occasionally Suggestive Detail . . . And Beyond All This There Is The Undeniable Importance And Fascination Of The Question Of The Archetypes Which Jung Puts Before Us. _Essays on a Science of Mythology_ is a cooperative work between C. Kerényi, who has been called “the most psychological of mythologists,” and C. G. Jung, who has been called “the most mythological of psychologists.” Kerényi contributes an essay on the Divine Child and one on the _Kore_ (the Maiden), together with a substantial introduction and conclusion. Jung contributes a psychological commentary on each essay. Both men hoped, through their collaboration, to elevate the study of mythology to the status of a science. In “The Primordial Child in Primordial Times” Kerényi treats the child-God as an enduring and significant figure in Greek, Norse, Finnish, Etruscan, and Judeo-Christian mythology. He discusses the _Kore_ as Athena, Artemis, Hecate, and Demeter-Persephone, the mother-daughter of the Eleusinian mysteries. Jung speaks of the Divine Child and the Maiden as living psychological realities that provide continuing meaning in people’s lives. The investigations of C. Kerényi are continued in a later study, _Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter_ (Princeton). Essays on a Science of Mythology is a cooperative work between C. Kerenyi, who has been called "the most psychological of mythologists," and C. G. Jung, who has been called "the most mythological of psychologists." Kerenyi contributes an essay on the Divine Child and one on the Kore (the Maiden), together with a substantial introduction and conclusion. Jung contributes a psychological commentary on each essay. Both men hoped, through their collaboration, to elevate the study of mythology to the status of a science. In "The Primordial Child in Primordial Times" Kerenyi treats the child-God as an enduring and significant figure in Greek, Norse, Finnish, Etruscan, and Judeo-Christian mythology. He discusses the Kore as Athena, Artemis, Hecate, and Demeter-Persephone, the mother-daughter of the Eleusinian mysteries. Jung speaks of the Divine Child and the Maiden as living psychological realities that provide continuing meaning in people's lives. The investigations of C. Kerenyi are continued in a later study, Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter (Princeton). This joint work on two central themes in mythology and in the human unconscious by a great psychologist and a great classical scholar originally appeared in German in 1940-41. First published in English in 1949, this "introduction" to mythology as a science has gone through several editions and has become a classic in both its fields. C. Kerényi has contributed monographs on the Primordial Child in Primordial Times, and on the Kore, or Maiden Goddess. C. G. Jung amplifies these archetypal themes with essays on the Psychology of the Child Archetype and the Psychological Aspects of the Kore. The two myth-themes meets in the Mysteries of Eleusis, when, in Kerényi's interpretation, the mother-daughter goddess bears a divine child. -- From publisher's description Prolegomena / C. Kerényi. -- The Primordial Child In Primordial Times / C. Kerényi. -- The Psychology Of The Child Archetype / C.g. Jung. -- Kore / C. Kerényi. -- The Psychological Aspects Of The Kore / C.g. Jung. -- Epilegomena: The Miracle Of Eleusis / C. Kerényi. By C. G. Jung And C. Kerényi. Translated By R. F. C. Hull. Translation Of Einführung In Das Wesen Der Mythologie. Bibliography: P. 184-196. Contributes an essay on the "Divine Child" and one on the "Kore" (the Maiden), together with an introduction and conclusion. This work also contains a psychological commentary on each essay. It aims to elevate the study of mythology to the status of a science. Science of Mythology provides an account of the meaning and the purpose of mythic themes that is linked to modern life: the heroic battles between good and evil of yore are still played out, reflected in contemporary fears. C.g. Jung And C. Kerényi ; Translated By R.f.c. Hull. Translation Of Einführung In Das Wesen Der Mythologie. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [216]-227. An account of the meaning and purpose of certain mythical themes found in antiquity and the relevance of such themes to our lives today.