Transforming Sexuality: The Archetypal World of Anima and Animus

By Ann Belford Ulanov and Barry Ulanov

For your most intimate and significant relationship with the opposite sex, look within yourself, to anima and animus, the archetypal symbols that define and celebrate the presence of the Feminine in men and the Masculine in women. The authors use thier broad backgrounds in psychology, theology, philosophy, and the arts to follow the archetypes from clinical practice into a fascinating range of cultural manifestations, particularly in the world's great literature - from Dante to Pasternak - making this book the most wide-ranging study to date of these central concepts in Jungian psychology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877739862
• ISBN13: 9780877739869
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Extraordinary Exploration

The Ulanovs have created a remarkable exploration of the human psyche in regards to our sexual identities and relations. With numerous examples from literature and history, as well as case studies from their own practices, these two Jungian analysts draw vivid pictures of the damage and healing available to us through our "contrasexual" identity. The writing is dense to be sure, but readable, and the human truths expressed are understandable and familiar. Don't look for any simple, step by step answers here, though. The Ulanovs acknowledge the deep complexities of the human soul and the ultimate mysteries as well.