New release examines Jung’s views of Nazi Germany
Reviews the period from the 1933 Nazi takeover to end of World War II
Chiron Publications is pleased to announce the release of Jung’s Evolving Views of Nazi Germany: From the Nazi Takeover to the End of World War II by William and Linda Schoenl.
This book describes for the first time Jung’s views of Nazi Germany during the whole period from the Nazi takeover in 1933 to the end of World War II. It brings together the authors’ research in archives and primary sources during the past 10 years.
“The Schoenls have written a carefully researched survey of Jung’s attitudes toward Germany from 1933 to 1945 based on primary and secondary documents from which they draw balanced and nuanced conclusions,” says Dr. Murray Stein. “This book is an important contribution to the literature on the topic of Jung and anti-Semitism, which has occupied the minds of Jungian scholars and analysts for decades and to this day continues to be an obstacle in the way of Jung’s positive reception in the academic world…This book walks the delicate path between the extremes of hostile judgment and blind denial, weighing evidence and maintaining scholarly objectivity. For this the authors are to be commended. I recommend this book for people who are serious students of Jung and the history of analytical psychology.”
William Schoenl is professor emeritus of Modern European history at Michigan State University, where he taught for 45 years. His recent publications include Jung’s Evolving Views of Nazi Germany: From 1936 to the End of World War II, Journal of Analytical Psychology, 59(2), (April 2014) and An Answer to the Question: Was Jung, for a Time, a "Nazi Sympathizer" or Not?, Jung Journal, 6(4), (Fall 2012). His books include C. G. Jung: His Friendships with Mary Mellon and J. B. Priestley (Chiron, 1998).
Linda Schoenl, RN, is co-author with William of Jung’s Views of Nazi Germany: The First Year and Jung’s Transition, Journal of Analytical Psychology, 61(4), (September 2016). She was a registered nurse in the Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Sparrow Health System, Lansing, Michigan for 37 years. She and William were the Nyaka Aids Orphans Foundation Volunteers of the Year (Uganda 2015).
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