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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transformations Recollective Imagination And Sexual Difference 1993 Edition by Ucilla Cornell
In a unique rethinking of political transformation, Drucilla Cornell argues for the crucial role of psychoanalysis in social theory in voicing connection between our constitution as gendered subjects and social and political change. Introduction: Alchemy and Modern Depth Psychology. The Ancient Roots of Alchemy. Alchemy in Classical Greece and Post-Classical Alexandria. Arabic Alchemy. Alchemy in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Paracelsus and the Nature of the Soul. The Splendor Solis. The First Series (11 plates): A Sick Sun and a Healthy Sun. Setting out on a Journey. The Inner Quest. The King and Queen. Digging for Gold. The Philosophical Tree. The Drowning King. The Ethiopian. The Hermaphrodite. The Golden Head. The Alchemist in the Bath. The Second Series (7 plates): In the Heart of the Dragon. Three Quarreling Birds. A Three-Headed Bird. A Three-Headed Dragon. The Peacock. The Muse. The New Sun as Inward Light. The Process in the Second Series. The Third Series (4 plates): The Dark Sun. Children at Play. Women Washing. The Journey's End.