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person1910–1955

Emma Jung

Disciplines:
jungian psychology
zurich
jungian psychology/animus
mythology/grail

Summary

Swiss Jungian analyst and Jung's wife — who developed the concept of the animus (the masculine element in the female psyche) and co-wrote The Grail Legend with von Franz — a practicing analyst in her own right who maintained the Jungian household through his affairs, including the long-term relationship with Toni Wolff.

Core Contribution

Developed the most systematic early account of the animus — distinguishing its negative (dogmatic, opinionated) and positive (mediating spirit and meaning) forms — expanding Jung's anima/animus theory from its original male perspective.

Notable Works & Achievements

Animus and Anima

The Grail Legend

Historical Influences

C.G. Jung Jungian tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Schaffhausen SwitzerlandKüsnacht Zurich

Contemporaries & Peers

Jung Toni WolffVon Franz

Minds Influenced

Jungian animus theoryVon Franz Jungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

Animus conceptThe Grail Legend Emma Jung as Jungian figure

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