Archetypes: Toward a Jungian Anthropology of Consciousness
Anthropology of Consciousness September 1, 2012 Charles D. Laughlin, Vincenza A. Tiberia 34 citations
Carl Jung's work has had surprisingly little impact on the anthropology of consciousness, despite its relevance. This paper explains why that oversight occurred, summarizes Jung's archetypal psychology, and argues it is more nuanced and valuable than extreme constructivist perspectives allow. Jung's ideas about consciousness align well with contemporary neuroscience views of the psyche and offer a corrective to relativist understandings of consciousness and its relationship to the self.