Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
by Marie-Louise von Franz
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Fairy tales seem to be innocent stories, yet they contain profound lessons for those who would dive deep into their waters of meaning. In this book, Marie-Louise von Franz uncovers some of the important lessons concealed in tales from around the world, drawing on the wealth of her knowledge of folklore, her experience as a psychoanalyst and a collaborator with Jung, and her great personal wisdom. Among the many topics discussed in relation to the dark side of life and human psychology, both show more individual and collective, are: * How different aspects of the "shadow"--all the affects and attitudes that are unconscious to the ego personality--are personified in the giants and monsters, ghosts, and demons, evil kings and wicked witches of fairy tales * How problems of the shadow manifest differently in men and women * What fairy tales say about the kinds of behavior and attitudes that invite evil * How Jung's technique of Active imagination can be used to overcome overwhelming negative emotions * How ghost stories and superstitions reflect the psychology of grieving * What fairy tales advise us about whether to struggle against evil or turn the other cheek Dr. von Franz concludes that ever rule of behavior that we can learn from the unconscious through fairy tales and dreams is usually a paradox: sometimes there must be a physical struggle against evil and sometimes a contest of wits, sometimes a display of strength or magic and sometimes a retreat. Above all, she shows the importance of relying on the central, authentic core of our being--the innermost Self, which is beyond the struggle between the opposites of good and evil. show lessTags
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I'm not sure I liked this book. Her analysis of various fairy tales was interesting, and her stories of various clients were interesting, but she made SO MANY SWEEPING GENERALIZATIONS! And her tone was annoyingly smug. And I didn't like her dismissing the whole discipline of shamanism as schizophrenic individuals terrorizing their primitive societies with their own psychotic fantasies.
The Jungian symbolism in the tales was intriguing, and the way she related it to real life cases was good. In all, I'm glad I read this book, but I most likely won't read it again.
The Jungian symbolism in the tales was intriguing, and the way she related it to real life cases was good. In all, I'm glad I read this book, but I most likely won't read it again.
Extremely approachable book that demonstrates the relationship between folklore, fairy tales and psychological processes particularly the dark threatening unconscious parts we like to pretend are "out there" and "not me".
Necessita conoscenza dei termini della psicologia junghiana (Ombra, Animus, Anima, archetipo e inconscio collettivo, simbolo, individuazione...) anche perché e stranamente questa edizione non ha un glossario.
Nel libro sono raccolte due serie di lezioni tenute dalla Von Franz al C.G. Jung Institute nell'inverno 1957 e inverno 1964.
La von Franz, quasi con la stessa erudizione di Jung di cui é stata allieva e collaboratrice, utilizza per la sua indagine il metodo dell'amplificazione del simbolo archetipico, spaziando dalla mitologia alla filologia, dalla letteratura all'antropologia, alla storia.
Oltre all'apprendimento di un metodo utilissimo per l'interpretazione delle fiabe, questo e gli altri lavori della Von Franz a loro dedicati, show more contengono molti e più che utili spunti per il proprio personale lavoro di individuazione. (confronto e integrazione dell'Ombra, più facile a dirsi che a farsi...)
Bibliografia in italiano:
Franz M. L. von., Le fiabe interpretate, Bollati Boringhieri Editore, Torino 1980.
Franz M. L. von., Il femminile nella fiaba, Bollati Boringhieri Editore, Torino 1983.
Franz M. L. von., Le fiabe del lieto fine, edizioni RED, Novara 1986.
Franz M. L. von., L'individuazione nella fiaba, Bollati Boringhieri Editore, Torino 1987. show less
Nel libro sono raccolte due serie di lezioni tenute dalla Von Franz al C.G. Jung Institute nell'inverno 1957 e inverno 1964.
La von Franz, quasi con la stessa erudizione di Jung di cui é stata allieva e collaboratrice, utilizza per la sua indagine il metodo dell'amplificazione del simbolo archetipico, spaziando dalla mitologia alla filologia, dalla letteratura all'antropologia, alla storia.
Oltre all'apprendimento di un metodo utilissimo per l'interpretazione delle fiabe, questo e gli altri lavori della Von Franz a loro dedicati, show more contengono molti e più che utili spunti per il proprio personale lavoro di individuazione. (confronto e integrazione dell'Ombra, più facile a dirsi che a farsi...)
Bibliografia in italiano:
Franz M. L. von., Le fiabe interpretate, Bollati Boringhieri Editore, Torino 1980.
Franz M. L. von., Il femminile nella fiaba, Bollati Boringhieri Editore, Torino 1983.
Franz M. L. von., Le fiabe del lieto fine, edizioni RED, Novara 1986.
Franz M. L. von., L'individuazione nella fiaba, Bollati Boringhieri Editore, Torino 1987. show less
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Marie-Louise von Franz worked closely with C.G. Jung from 1934 until his death in 1961. A founder of the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, she has lectured and published widely on various aspects of analytical psychology.
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- Canonical title
- Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
- Original title
- Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
- Original publication date
- 1974-01-01
- Original language
- English
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism
- DDC/MDS
- 398.2 — Society, government, & culture Customs, etiquette & folklore Folklore & Folktales Folk literature
- LCC
- GR550 .F72 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Folklore Folklore By subject Supernatural beings, demonology, fairies, ghosts,
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