The Great Mother
Author | : Erich Neumann |
Publisher | : Bollingen |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 1963 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:49015000969403 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Great Mother by : Erich Neumann
Download or read book The Great Mother written by Erich Neumann and published by Bollingen. This book was released on 1963 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neumann examines how the Feminine has been experienced and expressed in many cultures from prehistory to our own time. Appearing as goddess and demon, gate and pillar, garden and tree, hovering sky and containing vessel, the Feminine is seen as an essential factor in the dialectical relation of individual consciousness, symbolized by the child, to the ungraspable matrix, symbolized by the Great Mother.