The Book Of Symbols: Reflections On Archetypal Images Hardcover – November 25, 2010
Author: Archive for research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) ID: 3836514486
About the Author
Drawing upon Carl Gustav Jung’s work on the archetype and the collective unconscious, the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) is a pictorial and written archive of mythological, ritualistic, and symbolic images from all over the world and from all epochs of human experience. The collection of 17,000 photographic images, accompanied by commentary on their cultural and historical context, probes the universality of archetypal themes and provides a testament to the deep and abiding connections of all life.
Hardcover: 810 pagesPublisher: Taschen (November 25, 2010)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 3836514486ISBN-13: 978-3836514484 Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 2.1 x 9.7 inches Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Best Sellers Rank: #9,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Books > medical books > psychology > Movements > Jungian #13 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Psychology & Counseling > reference #14 in Books > Medical Books > Psychology > Reference
I agree with everyone that this is an exemplary physical book to display, hold and browse through.
Unfortunately, the content is not up to what’s advertised.
The articles are short and have a scattershot, unscholarly feel. All entries receive two or four pages. As a result, the most basic, important symbols, e.g., sun, moon, rose, fountain, receive embarrassingly scant coverage. Egg gets two pages. Obviously you can’t even scratch the surface of these major symbols in two or three paragraphs.
Other articles such as knee, coyote, bicycle, and kangaroo, get two pages each and are mixed in among the more important ones; so flipping through the book gives no sense of relative weight and hierarchy.
A number of key symbols and terms, such as Trinity, caduceus, tarot, sephiroth, crucible, receive no articles or references. There is no article or index entry for either hero or journey
Each article gets 1-3 illustrations, but few if any have references in the article text and many lack captions altogether.
A closer look at the book shows a complete lack of scholarly credentials. The “About the Authors” page lists only the archives from which the images were taken; no individuals are listed there as editors or authors. The “Contributors” page that follows gives only the contributors’ names; there is no mention of anyone having so much as a college degree much less a publication or academic position.
The Bibliography contains fewer than fifteen items, nearly all of which are encyclopedias and archive catalogs. Carl Jung’s collected works are mentioned as one citation, but Jung himself is hard to find — there’s no article on him and his name does not even appear in the index.
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