Individuation in Fairy Tales
Revised Edition
Shambhala · Print & ebook · November 27, 2001
With a text revised and corrected by the author, this definitive edition of Individuation in Fairy Tales is rich with insights from religion, literature, and myth.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in psychological readings of fairy tales
- Themes
- Psychological and spiritual change, Bird symbolism in fairy tales, Fairy tales and alchemy
- Genres
- Jung & Jungian Psychology, Fairy Tale & Myth Criticism, Psychoanalysis
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With a text revised and corrected by the author, this definitive edition of Individuation in Fairy Tales is rich with insights from religion, literature, and myth. Dr. von Franz focuses on the symbolism of the bird motif in six fairy tales of Europe and Asia: "The White Parrot" (Spain), "The Bath Bagerd" (Persia), "Princess Hassan Pasha" (Turkestan), "The Bid Flower Triller" (Iran), "The Nightingale Giser" (Balkans), and "The Bird Wehmus" (Austria).
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She explores the themes of psychological and spiritual transformation in the varied images of birds, such as the phoenix, the parrot, and the griffin. Special attention is given to the connection between fairy tales and alchemy and to the guidance that fairy tales give to therapeutic work.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in psychological readings of fairy tales
- Readers exploring fairy-tale links to alchemy and therapy
Where it sits
| Jung & Jungian Psychology | 86% |
|---|---|
| Fairy Tale & Myth Criticism | 62% |
| Psychoanalysis | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tale & Myth Criticism
- Jung & Jungian Psychology
- Folklore & Mythology
- Authors
- Marie-Louise von Franz
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- November 27, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Psychological and spiritual change · Bird symbolism in fairy tales · Fairy tales and alchemy
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tale & Myth Criticism