The Jung Cult by Richard Noll
This revolutionary reassessment of Jung's research, conclusions, and character asserts that Jung falsified his key research in developing the theory of a collective unconsciousness. Noll also reveals evidence that Jung founded a profascist religious cult in which he intended to be worshipped as an Aryan-Christ, propagated racist and ant-Semitic theories, and practiced polygamy for much of his life.
Winner of the 1994 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Psychology, Association of American Publishers "These are engaging books that deserve the serious attention of [readers].. The intense and serious-minded engagement of the authors in this series with the founding texts of modernity and liberalism might inspire a much-needed and long-awaited reawakening in the American academy."--Adam Wolfson, The Public Interest "... [a] fine work of scholarship."--Library Journal "Noll succeeds brilliantly in demonstrating not only that Jung was steeped in a wide variety of Volkische sources, but that the influence of these sources upon Jung's thinking-and upon his praxis-can be traced in detail during the critical years 1912-1916 during which Jung first began to depart from Freud and the created his own distinctive psychological system. The book constitutes a major contribution to the historical understanding of Jung's intellectual development, one that will necessarily inform all subsequent discussions. The book both clarifies existing issues and opens up new avenues for further textual and historical investigations."--John Kerr, Editor of Analytic Press "[A] provocative and original study... Noll is excellent at tracing the influence of what he calls "volkish utopianism" on Jung's thought... Noll's touch as a sociologist is just as sure as when he is writing as an historian of ideas. His analysis of the present-day Jung cult is acute and in some respects devastating... Noll is at his best when discussing the economic basis of the present-day Jung cult... the cult is big business."--Frank McLynn, The Guardian "The Jung Cult recommends itself to anyone interested in Jung, psychology, or the making of a New Age culture... By situating him within the intellectual environment of his day, Noll allows a single Jung to emerge--complex, comprehensible and much more a product of his time than he or his followers ever cared for the world to know."--Harvey Blume, Boston Globe "The Jung Cult is a fascinating and rich work of scholarship, with the depth and quality to become a classic in the history of Jungian psychology. Encyclopedic in scope, the book critically analyses the roots of Jung's psychology as well as delivering a comprehenesive review of the history of post-Enlightenment German culture."--Bruce Wilson, Vancouver Sun "The Jung Cult: Origins of a Charismatic Movement is one of the very few intellectually rigorous and intensive studies of Jungian matters written by a non-Jungian... This book is worthwhile reading for anyone interested in modern intellectual history, modern charismatic movements, or the theory, practice and history of psychoanalysis in general and Jungianism in particular... It is well researched, and clearly and persuasively written. It presents a rich account of the Germanic intellectual environment from the time of Goethe until the beginning of the First World War, and, finally, it is certainly the best book about Jung, Jungian theory and the Jungian movement I have ever encountered."--W.R. Niedzwiecki, The Boston Book Review "Whether or not you agree with the conclusions of The Jung Cult henceforth you cannot claim to be conversant with Jung and his legacy without having read this book."--Gnosis "[A] disturbing and often illuminating book... Anyone in search of the historical Jung must now pass, however critically, through The Jung Cult... Noll's thesis makes good biographical sense... [It] stitches together aspects of Jung's career that otherwise seem quixotic, ranging from the kind of journals he published in to his lifetime preoccupation with putative racial differences in the unconscious."--London Review of Books
Richard Noll, a clinical psychologist, is Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Science at Harvard University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691037240 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691037248 |
| Title | The Jung Cult |
| Author | Richard Noll |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 1994-10-09 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
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