The Ecstatic and the Archaic: An Analytical Psychological Inquiry

by Paul Bishop

Book Overview

The word 'archaic' derives from the Greek arkhaios, which in turn is related to the word archē, meaning 'principle', 'origin', or 'cause'; the notion of ecstasy, or ekstasis, implies standing outside or beyond oneself, a self-transcendence. How these two concepts are articulated and co-implicated constitutes the core question underlying this edited collection, which examines both the present day and antiquity in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138300543
• ISBN13: 9781138300545
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"