Overview

Does the earth have a spirit or soul? Science and rationality have not taught us how to love or care for the earth. The mythic bonds to nature, such as those found in Aboriginal Australian cultures, appear to have real survival value because they bind us to the earth in a meaningful way. When these bonds are destroyed by excessive rationality or a collapse of cultural mythology, we are left alone, outside the community of nature and in an alienated state. Jung was one of the first thinkers of our time to consider the psychic influence of the earth and the conditioning of the mind by place. Inspired by his writings and those of James Hillman, the field of eco-psychology has arisen as a powerful new area of inquiry. This book contributes to global eco-psychology from an Australian perspective.

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Author:   Dr David Tacey
Publisher:   Daimon Verlag
Imprint:   Daimon Verlag
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 14.00cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9783856307295

ISBN 10:   385630729
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   29 May 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Dr David Tacey is the author of eight books. He was born in Melbourne and raised in Alice Springs, central Australia. It was here that he was influenced by Aboriginal cultures and their religion and cosmology. After completing a PhD degree at the University of Adelaide, Tacey was a Harkness Fellow in the United States, where James Hillman supervised his studies.

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