Research Catalog

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Description

1. xi, 260 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Summary

1. "The persona is our mask - the place in our personality where who we are perceived to be confronts who we really are. But, as C. G. Jung understood, the persona is not to be disregarded in the search for our true selves, but rather to be honored as an essential part of the rich and complex configuration of the whole person. Robert Hopcke underscores the persona's essential role of mediator between our inner and outer worlds. He follows the concept from Jung's original theory into its persistent manifestations in traditional rituals and the arts, and on into the lives of real men and women to explore such questions as: what is the result of identifying too completely with one's persona?; is it possible not to have a persona?; what part does persona play in sex roles and communication between the sexes?; how do people whose inner selves clash with cultural expectations - like women, gays and lesbians, and people of color - use their personas to adapt?"--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

1. Jung, C. G
2. Jung, C. G. 1875-1961 > Contributions in psychology of persona
3. Jung, C. G. 1875-1961
4. Jung, C. G 1875-1961
5. Minority Groups > psychology
6. Personality
7. Jungian Theory
8. Persona (Psychoanalysis)
9. Persona (Psychoanalysis) > Case studies
10. Minorities > United States > Case studies

Genre/Form

1. Case Reports
2. Case studies
3. Case studies.

Contents

1. The persona in Jung's theory and in Jungian thought -- Persona identification -- Lack of persona -- People of color and the dilemma of invisibility -- Gay men and lesbians: out of the closets, into the streets -- Sexism and persona: wounded women, wounded men -- On culture, psyche and outsiderhood: conclusion -- Persona and ritual: the mask as archetypal symbol of transformation -- The artistic function of the mask: persona and purpose in Italian opera.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-253) and index.