The Mother: Archetypal Image in Fairytales (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts, Vol 34)

344 Pages·1988·0.88 MB·English

by  Sibylle Birkhauser-Oeri

The Mother : Archetypal Image in Fairy
title: Tales Studies in Jungian Psychology By
Jungian Analysts ; 34
Birkhäuser-Oeri, Sibylle.; Franz, Marie-
author:
Luise von
publisher: Inner City Books
isbn10 | asin: 0919123333
print isbn13: 9780919123335
ebook isbn13: 9780585116600
language: English
Women--Folklore, Fairy tales--History and
criticism, Psychoanalysis and folklore,
subject Mother and child, Women and
psychoanalysis, Jung, C. G.--(Carl Gustav),-
-1875-1961.
publication date: 1988
lcc: GR470.B575 1988eb
ddc: 398
Women--Folklore, Fairy tales--History and
criticism, Psychoanalysis and folklore,
subject: Mother and child, Women and
psychoanalysis, Jung, C. G.--(Carl Gustav),-
-1875-1961.
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The Mother
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Marie-Louise von Franz, Honorary Patron
Studies in Jungian Psychology
by Jungian Analysts
Daryl Sharp, General Editor
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The Mother
Archetypal Image in Fairy Tales
Sibylle Birkhäuser-Oeri
Edited by Marie-Louise Von Franz
Translated by
MICHAEL MITCHELL
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Originally published in German as Die Mutter im Märchen (Stuttgart:
Verlag Adolf Bonz, 1977).
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Birkhäuser-Oeri, Sibylle
The mother: archetypal image in fairy tales
(Studies in Jungian psychology by Jungian analysts; 34)
Translation of: Die Mutter im Märchen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-919123-33-3
1. Fairy talesHistory and criticism.
2. Psychoanalysis and folklore. 3. WomenFolklore.
4. Mother and child. 5. Women and psychoanalysis.
6. Jung, C.G. (Carl Gustav), 18751961.
I. Franz, Marie-Louise von, 1915- . II. Title. III. Series.
GR550.B5713 1988 398'.352 C88-093729-7
Copyright © 1988 by Kaspar Birkhäuser.
All rights reserved.
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Honorary Patron: Marie-Louise von Franz.
Publisher and General Editor: Daryl Sharp.
Business Development: Vicki Cowan.
Editorial Board: Fraser Boa, Daryl Sharp, Marion Woodman.
Production Assistants: Ben Sharp, David Sharp.
INNER CITY BOOKS was founded in 1980 to promote the
understanding and practical application of the work of C.G. Jung.
Cover: Demeter and Korestone statue, Thebes, Boeotia (Louvre).
Index by Daryl Sharp.
Printed and bound in Canada by Webcom Limited
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Contents
Acknowledgments 6
Foreword 7
1 9
Introduction
2 13
The Mother Archetype
3 26
The Terrible Mother
4 29
The Jealous Stepmother
Snow White 32
5 41
Metamorphosis into Animals
Jorinda and Joringel 44
Little Brother and Little Sister 57
6 61
The Fire Mother
The Drummer 62
Frau Trude 73
Fledgling 76
Ivan and the Witch 79
7 82
The Imprisoning Sorceress
Rapunzel 84
8 95
The Indifferent Mother
The Three Little Men in the Woods 95
9 107
The Poison of the Terrible Mother
The Riddle 108
10 114
The Mother As Fate
Golden 118
The Nixie of the Pond 121
The Three Spinners 124
11 127
The Life-Giving Nature Mother
The Sweet Porridge 129
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12 134
The Healing Nature Mother
Granny Evergreen 134
13 139
The Self-Renewing Mother
The Little Earth-Cow 139
14 147
The Transforming Mother
Woodminny 147
15 154
The Great Mother in Our Time
Notes 160
Index 168
Acknowledgments
My wife's work revising and preparing the text of this book for
publication was cut short by her sudden death. Her friend, Marie-
Louise von Franz, undertook the mammoth task of organizing and
correcting the various manuscripts and assembling them to form an
integrated whole. I would like to express to her my heartfelt gratitude
for this work.
I also owe a great debt of gratitude to René Malamud for his most
generous support, which made the original German edition of this
book possible.