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| Author | Erich Neumann |
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| Original title | Ursprungsgeschichte des Bewusstseins |
| Translator | R. F. C. Hull |
| Language | German |
| Subject | Consciousness |
| Publisher | Rascher Verlag, Princeton University Press |
Publication date | 1949 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1954 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 493 (English edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0691163598 |
| LC Class | 53-12527 |
The Origins and History of Consciousness (German: Ursprungsgeschichte des Bewusstseins) is a 1949 book by the psychologist and philosopher Erich Neumann, in which the author attempts to "outline the archetypal stages in the development of consciousness". It was first published in English in 1954 in a translation by R. F. C. Hull. The work has been seen as an important and enduring contribution to Jungian thought.