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person1965–2019

Thomas Kirsch

Disciplines:
history
politics
jungian psychology
usa/usa/international

Summary

American Jungian analyst who was the son of James and Hilde Kirsch (both analysands of Jung) and who wrote Jungians: A Comparative and Historical Perspective — the most comprehensive history of the Jungian movement — and who played a significant role in the international politics of the Jungian community.

Core Contribution

Provided the definitive historical account of the Jungian movement — Jungians traces the development of analytical psychology internationally, documenting the training, institutional development, and theoretical evolution of the Jungian community from its founding to the present.

Notable Works & Achievements

The Jungians: A Comparative and Historical Perspective

Historical Influences

C.G. Jung James Kirsch

Intellectual Lineage

Germany and USASan Francisco IAAP

Contemporaries & Peers

Murray Stein Zabriskie

Minds Influenced

Jungian history and politicsJungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

Jungians: A Comparative and Historical PerspectiveIAAP Jungian history

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