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Individuation in fairy tales / Marie Louise Von Franz.

By: Franz, Marie-Luise von, 1915-1998.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Shambhala : Distributed in the United States by Random House, 1990Edition: Rev. edition.Description: vii, 230 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 1570626138.Subject(s): Fairy tales -- History and criticism | Individuation (Psychology) | Symbolism (Psychology)DDC classification: 398.21
Contents:
The white parrot (Spain) -- The bath badgerd (Persia) -- Four short tales -- The four tales considered -- The bird motif: conclusion.
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With a text revised and corrected by the author, this definitive edition of Individuation in Fairy Tales is rich with insights from religion, literature, and myth. Dr. von Franz focuses on the symbolism of the bird motif in six fairy tales of Europe and Asia: "The White Parrot" (Spain), "The Bath Bagerd" (Persia), "Princess Hassan Pasha" (Turkestan), "The Bid Flower Triller" (Iran), "The Nightingale Giser" (Balkans), and "The Bird Wehmus" (Austria). She explores the themes of psychological and spiritual transformation in the varied images of birds, such as the phoenix, the parrot, and the griffin. Special attention is given to the connection between fairy tales and alchemy and to the guidance that fairy tales give to therapeutic work.

A C.G. Jung Foundation Book--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index.

The white parrot (Spain) -- The bath badgerd (Persia) -- Four short tales -- The four tales considered -- The bird motif: conclusion.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. vii)
  • 1. The White Parrot (Spain) (p. 1)
  • 2. The Bath Badgerd (Persia) (p. 71)
  • 3. Four Short Tales
  • Prince Hassan Pasha (Turkestan) (p. 150)
  • The Bird Flower-Triller (Iran) (p. 155)
  • The Nightingale Gisar (Balkan) (p. 160)
  • The Bird Wehmus (Austria) (p. 162)
  • 4 The Four Tales Considered (p. 167)
  • 5. The Bird Motif: Conclusion (p. 207)
  • Notes (p. 219)
  • Index (p. 223)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Marie-Louise von Franz worked closely with C.G. Jung from 1934 until his death in 1961. A founder of the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, she has lectured and published widely on various aspects of analytical psychology.