One of Jung's most influential ideas has been his view, presented here,
that primordial images, or archetypes, dwell deep within the unconscious
of every human being. The essays in this volume gather together Jung's
most important statements on the archetypes, beginning with the
introduction of the concept in "Archetypes and the Collective
Unconscious." In separate essays, he elaborates and explores the
archetypes of the Mother and the Trickster, considers the psychological
meaning of the myths of Rebirth, and contrasts the idea of Spirits seen
in dreams to those recounted in fairy tales.
This paperback edition of Jung's classic work includes a new foreword by
Sonu Shamdasani, Philemon Professor of Jung History at University
College London.