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Laurie Layton Schapira

Disciplines:
usa
jungian psychology
mythology/cassandra
jungian psychology/feminine

Summary

American Jungian analyst who wrote The Cassandra Complex — a Jungian analysis of the archetypal pattern of the woman who speaks truth but is not believed — exploring the psychology of women who carry prophetic knowledge that the collective refuses to hear.

Core Contribution

Identifies the Cassandra complex as a distinct psychological pattern — the woman who has genuine insight but is systematically disbelieved — exploring both the psychological dynamics that produce this pattern and the cultural forces that enforce it.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Cassandra Complex

Historical Influences

C.G. Jung Feminine psychology tradition

Intellectual Lineage

New York

Contemporaries & Peers

Woodman Murdock

Minds Influenced

Jungian feminine psychology Jungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

The Cassandra Complex Cassandra complex

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