CG Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms and Concepts

Description

160 pages
Contains Bibliography, Index
$16.00
ISBN 0-919123-48-1
DDC 150.19'54'03

Author

Publisher

Year

1991

Contributor

Reviewed by Graham Jackson

Graham Jackson is a Jungian psychoanalyst and author of The Secret Lore
of Gardening.

Review

With the publication of this lexicon, author/editor/publisher Sharp has
provided anyone interested in the ideas of the great Swiss psychologist
C.G. Jung with an invaluable tool that has until now been unavailable.
It is more than a primer of Jung’s terms and concepts; it provides a
summary of his psychology—a task the man himself never managed to do.
By means of important extracts from Jung’s oeuvre and extensive
cross-referencing, Sharp demonstrates the intricate interrelationships
of Jung’s interests. Unlike A Critical Dictionary of Jungian
Psychology by Samuels, Shorter, and Plaut, it does not in any way seek
to question, amend, or adapt Jung’s ideas in the light of post-Jungian
“discoveries”; it remains true to the original. True—but also
neutral; it does not extol or “defend” these ideas either. As a
handy reference guide and a handbook for students, it cannot be
recommended too highly.

Citation

Sharp, Daryl., “CG Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms and Concepts,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed November 13, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/11796.