Threstholds and pathways between Jung and Lacan : on the blazing sublime

"This groundbreaking book was seeded by the first-ever joint Jung-Lacan conference on the notion of the sublime held at Cambridge, England, against the backdrop of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Great War. It provides a fascinating range of in-depth psychological perspectives on aspects of creativity and destruction inherent in the monstrous, awe-inspiring sublime. The chapters include some of the outcrop of academic and clinical papers given at this conference, with the addition of new contributions that explore similarities and differences between Jungian and Lacanian thinking on key topics such as language and linguistics, literature, religion, self and subject, science, mathematics and philosophy. The overall objective of this vitalizing volume is the development and dissemination of new ideas that will be of interest to practising psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and academics in the field, as well as to all those who are captivated by the still-revolutionary thinking of Jung and Lacan."--Publisher description Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction Part I Theory Chapter 1 Simply sublime? Lacan, Jung and The Red Book Chapter 2 Sublime anxiety Chapter 3 The complex pleasure of the sublime Chapter 4 Jung, the sublime and apophatic mysticism in psyche and art Chapter 5 The subjective sublime: “like a diamond”? Chapter 6 The sublime: opportunity for the integration of otherness Chapter 7 The hermetic subtle body and the sublime in Jung and Lacan Chapter 8 Lacan’s clinical artistry: on sublimation, sublation and the sublime Chapter 9 A crumpled note or purloined letter? Sublime and feminine creativity in destruction in Jung and Lacan Part II Culture Chapter 10 The object of Victor Frankenstein’s desire Chapter 11 The Soviet Antigones: the poets versus the state Chapter 12 Thunder, Perfect Mind: entering the land of the sublime Chapter 13 Unconscious processes, instrumental music and the experience of the sublime: an exploration through Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time Chapter 14 The Sinthome and the work of Imre Kertész Chapter 15 Expressing the inexpressible: art as a challenge to its own object Chapter 16 The Nibelungenlied: a Germanic myth and the sublime Chapter 17 James Joyce’s “The Dead” and paleo- postmodernism: a Lacanian/Jungian reading Chapter 18 Apostolic actuality: David Jones and sublimation Index This Ground-breaking Book Was Seeded By The First-ever Joint Jung/lacan Conference On The Notion Of The Sublime Held At Cambridge, England Against The Backdrop Of The 100th Anniversary Of The Outbreak Of The Great War. It Provides A Fascinating Range Of Depth Psychological Perspectives On Aspects Of Creativity And Destruction Inherent In The Monstrous, Awe-inspiring Sublime. The Chapters Include Some Of The Outcrop Of Academic And Clinical Papers Given At This Conference, With The Addition Of New Contributions That Explore Similarities And Differences Between Jungian And Lacanian Thinking On Key Topics Such As Language/linguistics, Literature, Religion, Self/subject, Science, Mathematics, And Philosophy. The Overall Objective Of This Vitalizing Volume Is The Development And Dissemination Of New Ideas That Will Be Of Interest To Practising Psychoanalysts, Psychotherapists And Academics In The Field, As Well As To All Those Who Are Captivated By The Still Revolutionary Thinking Of Jung And Lacan. This ground-breaking book was seeded by the first-ever joint Jung/Lacan conference on the notion of the sublime and explores similarities and differences between Jungian and Lacanian thinking on key topics such as language/linguistics, literature, religion, self/subject, science, mathematics, and philosophy.