Egypt's Legacy: The Archetypes of Western Civilization 3000 to 30 B.C. Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Egypt's Legacy: The Archetypes of Western Civilization 3000 to 30 B.C. Book

In Egypt's Legacy, Michael Rice reviews the majesty of the history of Ancient Egypt from 3000-30 BC. Drawing upon Jungian analytical psychology, he argues that our interest in Egypt stems from a conscious acknowledgement of its achievements and an instinctive appreciation of its ability to express aspects of our unconscious. Jung claimed that there exist certain psychological drives dormant in our shared unconscious--archetypes. Characteristic Egyptian institutions such as the nation-state and an omnipotent, isolated god were powerful and complex archetypes. Rice contends that these archetypes underlie most of the accepted norms of Western civilization and through an inherited unconscious, these civilizations are influenced in their attempts to give archetypes form.Read More

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  • 041515779X
  • 9780415157797
  • Michael Rice
  • 15 May 1997
  • Routledge
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 256
  • 1
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