Acknowledgments; 1. Prelude; Part I. The Mind Divided: 2. The rage of Aphrodite: the vertical mind; 3. The marriage of death: ascent and loss in development; 4. Night and day: reason and gender; Part II. The Mind Restored: 5. Knife and lamp: Mythos rediscovered; 6. Psyche's trials: the transformation of desire; 7. Postlude: the sacred marriage; Notes; References.
This 1994 book asserts that the experience of development differs along gender lines.
"...delightful to read...The special contribution of this volume rests in its intelligent melding of mythic narrative and empirical science in the retelling."-Elizabeth A. Stine, Contemporary Psychology "Particularly attractive is the way she uses religion and mythology, as well as literature, psychology and philosophy throughout her work. The work ends with a valuable bibliography and an index." Journal of Indo-European Studies "Particularly attractive is the way she uses religion and mythology, as well as literature, psychology and philosophy throughout her work. The work ends with a valuable bibliography and an index." The Journal of Indo-European Studies
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