Introduction

Thomas Singer gives an overview of the Cultural Complex series and explores the concept of the cultural complex. Grounded in the theory of analytical psychology, this concept originates with C.G. Jung’s early work on complex theory and Joseph Henderson’s later notion of the “cultural unconscious.” Using these two basic ideas, the theory of cultural complexes emerges as a way of understanding the collective psyche as it expresses itself in group behavior and individual psychological experience. The author then gives an overview of the book’s chapters.