You do not currently have permission to view the full text for this document. Please sign in to an account with an active subscription or contact support.
ZOPPI, L., & SCHMIDT, M. The Complexity of Trauma: Jungian and Psychoanalytic Approaches to the Treatment of Trauma. Routledge. 2024. Pp. 278. Pbk. λ32.99.
This edited volume applies C. G. Jung's concept of the “complex” and his understanding of splitting processes of the psyche to theory and practice of working with trauma. Covering themes including archetypal defences, primary narcissistic wounding, somatic symptoms, symbolic representation and processing, transference and types of memory, the book features a range of different theoretical perspectives, with contributors offering clinical examples and lessons from their experiences working with patients.
MILLS, J. End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate. Rowman & Littlefield. 2024. Pp. 258. Hbk. $35.
Is civilization destined for self-annihilation? Philosopher and psychoanalyst Jon Mills explores the emergencies that could ignite an apocalypse, asking “Is humanity under the sway of a collective unconscious death wish?” Mills examines the psychological motivations, unconscious conflicts and cultural complexes that drive human behaviour and social relations. He offers fresh new perspectives on the looming fate of humanity based on a collective bystander disorder.
DA BREO, H. Psychosis, Spirit Possession and Child Sexual Abuse: A Jungian, Depth and Liberation Psychology Perspective. Routledge. 2024. Pp. 166. Pbk. $31.96.
Referencing the framework of liberation psychology, and focusing on populations of the global south, this volume examines the psychological claims of spirit possession and psychosis as they are linked to child sexual abuse, intimate partner violence and mental distress in general. Jungian and
Fanonian theory are applied to explore the systems at work in projecting internalized traumas of colonialism and personal powerlessness.
LUSENSKY, J. C. G. Jung: Face to Face with Christianity—Conversations on Dreaming the Myth Onward. Chiron Publications. 2024. Pp. 300. Pbk. $29.
These in-depth conversations wit