C.G. Jung and Thomas Merton: apophatic and kataphatic traditions in the 20th century.

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Henderson, D. 2003. C.G. Jung and Thomas Merton: apophatic and kataphatic traditions in the 20th century. Studies in Spirituality. 13, pp. 269-291. https://doi.org/10.2143/SIS.13.0.504599
TypeArticle
TitleC.G. Jung and Thomas Merton: apophatic and kataphatic traditions in the 20th century.
AuthorsHenderson, D.
Abstract

This paper argues that despite the affinities between C.G. Jung and Thomas Merton there are striking differences between them in their uses of the notion of the self. Merton represents the apophatic tradition and Jung the kataphatic tradition. The categories of self-experience, need/desire, proximity and matrix/destination are used to explore their concepts of the self. The role of postmodernism in Merton studies and analytical psychology is discussed.

Research GroupCentre for Psychoanalysis
PublisherTitus Brandsma Institute, Nijmegen University, Nijmege
JournalStudies in Spirituality
ISSN0926-6453
Publication dates
Print2003
Publication process dates
Deposited14 Jul 2009
Output statusPublished
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.2143/SIS.13.0.504599
LanguageEnglish
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