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person1906-1989

James Kirsch

Disciplines:
jungian psychology
jungian psychology/analytical psychology

Summary

German-American Jungian analyst who founded the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles and helped establish analytical psychology in the United States.

Core Contribution

Founded the C.G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles (1956) — one of the first Jungian training institutes in North America. Wrote on Shakespeare's Hamlet from a Jungian perspective.

Notable Works & Achievements

Shakespeare's Royal Self

The Reluctant Prophet

Historical Influences

Carl Jung

Intellectual Lineage

Jungian Psychology

Contemporaries & Peers

Hilde Kirsch Marie-Louise von Franz

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

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