Cultural Complexes in Europe: A Jungian Exploration of Soul, Psyche and Identity [Paperback]

Part 1: Soul, Identity, and Cultural Complexes in Individual European Countries??1. Poland: The Suffering Hero and Messianism in a Polish Cultural Complex??2. Greece: The Inner Riddle of Greek Psychic Debt,??3. Spain: The Catalan Vault??4. Czech Republic:?The Forefather Cultural Complex??5. Serbia: Belgrade: Limes and the City??Part 2: The Feminine and Cultural Complexes in Europe??6. Denmark: Mother Denmark??7. Italy: Queens, Saints, Heretics, Prostitutes??8. Austria: Sisi??9. Italy:?Small Mother Complex and the Royal Feminine??Part 3: The Greater European Family: Cultural Complexes in All European Countries??10. Europe: The Jewish Anima??11.?Israel: My European Animus??12. Israel: A Very Narrow Bridge: Israel and Its Cultural Complexes??13. Europe:?The Ghosts of Two World Wars??14. Europe: Europe and Islam

Qualities of passion and intellectual coherence co-exist in this extraordinary book, itself a product of history, politics, psychology andoftenpersonal experience and suffering. But what about the timing? Europe is in its deepest crisis since the Second World War and, in the absence of any credible solutions from conventional politics, depth psychology and the idea of cultural complexes are entitled to step into the breach. There is more: By assembling authors from so many different nations, J?rg Rasche and Tom Singer have created a special European union before our very eyes. They, and their stellar team of authors, have not only analysed the continental lines of conflict and war, but have also made noteworthy contributions to the achievement of peace-in-diversity.

Professor Andrew Samuels, Author of A New Therapy for Politics?

This is a remarkable and original book and should be read by all those interested in Europe from historical, personall£‚