Jungian Psychology in the East and West : Cross-Cultural Perspectives From Japan

"It is well known that Jung's investigation of Eastern religions and cultures supplied him with an abundance of cross-cultural comparative material, useful to support his hypotheses of the existence of archetypes, the collective unconscious and other manifestations of psychic reality. However, the specific literature dealing with this aspect has previously been quite scarce. This unique edited collection brings together contributors writing on a range of topics that represent an introduction to the differences between Eastern and Western approaches to Jungian psychology. Readers will discover that one interesting feature of this book is the realization of how much Western Jungians are implicitly or explicitly inspired by Eastern traditions - including Japanese - and, at the same time, how Jungian psychology - the product of a Western author - has been widely accepted and developed by Japanese scholars and clinicians. Scholars and students of Jungian studies will find many new ideas, theories and practices gravitating around Jungian psychology, generated by the encounter between East and West. Another feature that will be appealing to many readers is that this book may represent an introduction to Japanese philosophy and clinical techniques related to Jungian psychology"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of figures Notes on contributors Introduction Introduction Part 1 East and West 1 How can we survive in this Globalized Age? Exploring ego consciousness in the Western and the Japanese psyche 2 Cultural reflection in Eastern and Western tales of the mirror 3 East meets West in World War II: implications for Japan’s maternal culture 4 The Cultural Father in East-West Psychology Part 2 Images 5 Narcissism and difference: narcissism of minor differences revisited 6 Encountering the other world in Japanese Manga: from Hyakki-yako-zu to pocket monsters 7 Ancient Chinese Hieroglyph: archetype of transformation of Jungian psychology and its clinical implication 8 The conversion of Saint Francis of Assisi: dreams, visions, and his youth Part 3 Clinical issues 9 Intimate relationships between women and men: psychosocial and post-Jungian perspectives 10 On compassion – a vessel that holds our relationships with others 11 Ensou and tree view therapy: Zen-based psychotherapy from Hisamatsu and Kato theory 12 Drawings without a tree in response to the Baum test by a patient with refractory chronic schizophrenia: the fundamental individuation process in an affected patient Part 4 Identity and individuation 13 The house imago and the creation of order 14 From dragons to leaders: Latvian and Japanese psyches, and an organic consciousness 15 Emptiness in Western and Eastern cultures: psychological inner movement in Western and Eastern culture 16 Ancient layers of the Japanese psyche as seen from the tales and dreams of the Ainu culture 17 Makoto Tsumori’s philosophy of care and education in relation to Jungian psychology Index This edited collection explores the connections and differences between eastern and western approaches to Jungian psychology. Readers will discover through this volume, how much Western Jungians are inspired by Eastern traditions and how the product of a Western author has been widely accepted and developed by Japanese scholars and clinicians.