Creative Man by Erich Neumann

Creative Man by Erich Neumann

An essential exploration of creativity by one of the twentieth century’s foremost Jungian psychologists

Though said to be C. G. Jung’s favorite and most innovative student, Erich Neumann provoked controversy within the Jungian community. While his work presents a wealth of material illustrating Jung’s ideas, his interpretations go far beyond those ideas to open important avenues between analytical psychology and the study of literature and art. This landmark book brings together five of his most illuminating essays on creativity. Written over a span of years about diverse personalities—Franz Kafka, Marc Chagall, Georg Trakl, Sigmund Freud, and Jung—these essays share a common theme: the relationship between the personal and the transpersonal, the ego and the archetype. An engaging analysis of the psyche as the source of religious and artistic creation, Creative Man asks how creativity can best be fostered, how the feminine stimulates creativity in men as well as women, and how artistic creation, but also the history of human consciousness more broadly, reflect this ongoing creative movement.

Erich Neumann (1905–1960), a psychologist and philosopher, was born in Berlin and lived in Tel Aviv from 1934 until his death. His books include Amor and Psyche, The Fear of the Feminine, The Great Mother, and The Origins and History of Consciousness (all Princeton).

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ISBN 13	9780691279169
ISBN 10	0691279160
Title	Creative Man
Author	Erich Neumann
Series	Bollingen Recollections
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	2026-01-20
Number of pages	288
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