C. G. Jung on religion

Authors

  • Punita Miranda GAP Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21901/2448-3060/self-2019.vol04.0008

Keywords:

Jung Carl Gustav, 1875-1961, religion, psychology

Abstract

This paper considers Jung’s lifelong engagement with the phenomenon of religion. More specifically, it examines the development of his theories in relation to the stages of his life and how religion gradually assumed a definite place in his theory and practice; moving over from psychiatry through psychoanalysis and typology to the theory of archetypes, and finally to the psychology of religious motifs. From the years spent composing his Red Book, Jung struggled to understand the psychological and historical effects of Christianity. The older he got, the more he felt a powerful sense that it was his task to treat the spiritual and religious ills of his patients. His whole oeuvre can be understood as an attempt to grasp the future religious development of the West, in the conviction that religion was necessary for the spiritual evolution of mankind. A strong example of Jung’s influence in the second half of the twentieth century was his promotion of one of the most dynamic and innovative discourses on religion, the annual Eranos Conferences, which became one of the most important forums of dissemination of his religious ideas to a broader public. In the course of his research he actively cultivated dialogue with theologians and historians of religion, and everything he published had to do with religion to a greater or lesser degree.

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Author Biography

Punita Miranda, GAP Institute

Graduated in Clinical Psychology from UniCeub (Brasília/DF); master's degree in research from the Center for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents (Amsterdan/ Netherlands), with a master´s thesis entitled "O 'Livro Vermelho' de Jung e a história da psiquiatria no século XIX". Completed the Leadership Traing Program, conducted by the Jungian analist Marion Woodman in Canada and England. Candidate for the diploma of Jungian analist at the GAP Institute (London). London/ United Kingdom.

Published

2019-05-30

How to Cite

Miranda, P. (2019). C. G. Jung on religion. Self - Revista Do Instituto Junguiano De São Paulo, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.21901/2448-3060/self-2019.vol04.0008

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Reflection article (essay)

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