Dreaming Ubuntu: Jungian Studies, Forgiveness, and Jung's Recalcitrant Fourth.
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| Title: | Dreaming Ubuntu: Jungian Studies, Forgiveness, and Jung's Recalcitrant Fourth. |
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| Authors: | Cerminara, Barbara (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Analytical Psychology. Apr2025, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p235-256. 22p. |
| Subjects: | Forgiveness, Tutu, Desmond, 1931-2021, Apartheid, Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961, Cultural appropriation, South Africa. Truth & Reconciliation Commission, Colonies, Truth commissions, Solidarity, Jungian psychology |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
| Abstract (English): | Jung's recalcitrant fourth comes in from a place of opposition, demanding that what has been neglected be considered. It is in the spirit of the fourth that the author examines the use of Ubuntu in Jungian literature, cautioning against a decontextualized appropriation of the notion that overlooks its diverse interpretations and usages, particularly in terms of its role in shaping the new South Africa. The author notes a tendency among Jungian scholars to view Ubuntu as the exotic Other, inadvertently perpetuating the same colonial mindset that Jung held towards non‐European cultures. Moreover, she suggests that the Jungian viewpoint on Ubuntu has been heavily influenced by Desmond Tutu's Christianized version of the notion, and that this assimilation holds significant implications. As chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the archbishop employed the idea of Ubuntu in the service of nation building. Ubuntu was part of a political strategy designed to reconcile the South African people, whilst also silencing critics of a process that failed to fully address structural injustices. Now assimilated into Jungian literature, this version of Ubuntu took on aspects of a punitive cultural superego, thereby undermining its original appeal as an autochthonous form of humanism invoked to liberate the oppressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | El recalcitrante cuatro de Jung entra desde un lugar de oposición, exigiendo que se considere lo que ha sido negado. Es en el espíritu del cuatro que la autora examina el uso de Ubuntu en la literatura Junguiana, advirtiendo contra una apropiación descontextualizada de la noción que pasa por alto sus diversas interpretaciones y usos, particularmente en términos de su papel en la configuración de la nueva Sudáfrica. La autora observa una tendencia entre los estudiosos de Jung a considerar Ubuntu como el Otro exótico, perpetuando inadvertidamente la misma mentalidad colonial que Jung tenía hacia las culturas no europeas. Además, sugiere que el punto de vista Junguiano sobre Ubuntu ha sido fuertemente influenciado por la versión cristianizada de la noción de Desmond Tutu, y que esta asimilación tiene implicancias significativas. Como presidente de la Comisión por la Verdad y la Reconciliación, el arzobispo empleó la idea de Ubuntu al servicio de la construcción nacional. Ubuntu formaba parte de una estrategia política concebida para reconciliar al pueblo sudafricano, al tiempo que silenciaba las críticas de un proceso que fallaba en abordar las injusticias estructurales. Asimilado ahora a la literatura Junguiana, este Ubuntu adoptó aspectos de un superyó cultural punitivo, socavando así su atractivo original como forma autóctona de humanismo invocada para liberar a los oprimidos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (French): | Selon Jung son Quatrième Récalcitrant surgit à partir d'un point d'opposition, tel qu'il exige à ce qu'il soit pris en compte. C'est dans l'esprit de ce quatrième que l'auteur interroge l'utilisation de l'Ubuntu dans la littérature jungienne, mettant en garde une appropriation décontextualisée de cette notion qui négligerait ses diverses interprétations et mises à l'œuvre, en particulier concernant son rôle dans le façonnement de la nouvelle Afrique du Sud. L'auteur note une tendance chez les chercheurs jungiens à considérer l'Ubuntu comme l'Autre Exotique, perpétuant par inadvertance la même mentalité coloniale, que celle manifestée par Jung à l'égard des cultures non‐européennes. En outre, elle suggère que le point de vue jungien sur l'Ubuntu a été fortement influencé par une version christianisée de la notion par Desmond Tutu, et que cette assimilation relève d'implications signifiantes. En tant que président de la Commission Vérité et Réconciliation, l'archevêque a mis l'idée d'Ubuntu au service de la construction de la nation. L'Ubuntu a fait partie d'une stratégie politique destinée à réconcilier le peuple sud‐africain, tout en réduisant au silence les détracteurs d'un processus qui ne s'est pas attaqué pleinement aux injustices structurelles. Désormais assimilé à la littérature jungienne, cet Ubuntu a pris des traits d'un surmoi culturel punitif, sapant ainsi son attrait initial en tant que forme autochtone d'humanisme invoquée à libérer les opprimés. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (German): | Jungs widerspenstiger vierter Ansatz kommt aus einer Position der Opposition und fordert, daß das Vernachlässigte berücksichtigt werde. Im Geiste des vierten Ansatzes untersucht die Autorin die Verwendung von Ubuntu in der Jungianischen Literatur und warnt vor einer dekontextualisierten Aneignung des Begriffs, die seine vielfältigen Interpretationen und Verwendungen übersieht, insbesondere im Hinblick auf seine Rolle bei der Gestaltung des neuen Südafrika. Die Autorin stellt fest, daß Jungianer dazu neigen, Ubuntu als das exotische Andere zu betrachten, und damit unbeabsichtigt dieselbe koloniale Denkweise fortführen, die Jung gegenüber nichteuropäischen Kulturen hatte. Darüber hinaus weist sie darauf hin, daß die Jungianische Sichtweise auf Ubuntu stark von Desmond Tutus christianisierter Version des Begriffs beeinflußt wurde und daß diese Assimilation erhebliche Auswirkungen hat. Als Vorsitzender der Wahrheits‐ und Versöhnungskommission setzte der Erzbischof die Idee von Ubuntu in den Dienst des Nation Building. Ubuntu war Teil einer politischen Strategie, die darauf abzielte, das südafrikanische Volk zu versöhnen und gleichzeitig Kritiker eines Prozesses zum Schweigen zu bringen, dem es nicht gelang, strukturelle Ungerechtigkeiten vollständig beseitigen. Dieses Ubuntu wurde inzwischen in die Jungianische Literatur aufgenommen und nahm Aspekte eines strafenden kulturellen Über‐Ichs an, wodurch seine ursprüngliche Anziehungskraft als autochthone Form des Humanismus, die zur Befreiung der Unterdrückten aufruft, untergraben wurde. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Italian): | Il recalcitrante quarto di Jung emerge da una opposizione, chiedendosi cosa è stato trascurato. È nello spirito del quarto che l'Autrice esplora l'uso dell'Ubuntu nella letteratura junghiana, avendo cautela nel decontestualizzare la nozione per non lasciarsi sfuggire le sue diverse interpretazioni ed utilizzi, in particolare per quanto riguarda il suo ruolo nel definire il nuovo Sudafrica. L'Autrice nota una tendenza negli studiosi junghiani che vedono l'Ubuntu come l'Altro esotico, inavvertitamente perpetuando la stessa mentalità coloniale che Jung aveva verso le culture non europee. Inoltre, suggerisce che la prospettiva junghiana sull'Ubuntu sia stata pesantemente influenzata dalla versione cristianizzata che ne ha fatto Desmond Tutu, e che questo abbia avuto importanti implicazioni. Come Capo della Commissione per la Verità e la Riconciliazione, l'arcivescovo ha utilizzato l'idea dell'Ubuntu per la costruzione della nazione. L'Ubuntu ha fatto parte della strategia politica sviluppata per riconciliare la popolazione sudafricana, mentre ha anche permesso di silenziare le critiche ad un processo che ha, in realtà, fallito la piena denuncia delle ingiustizie strutturali. Assimilato nella letteratura junghiana, questo Ubuntu assume aspetti di un super‐Io culturale punitivo, così sminuendo il suo fascino originario come forma autoctona di umanesimo, invocato per liberare gli oppressi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Russian): | Четверичность Юнга строится на принципе оппозиции, требующей внимания к тому, чем ранее пренебрегали. Руководствуясь принципом четверичности, автор рассматривает использование понятия убунту в юнгианской литературе и предостерегает от его употребления вне контекста, без учета различных его интерпретаций и значений, особенно в плане его роли в формировании новой Южной Африки. Автор отмечает склонность юнгианских исследователей трактовать убунту как экзотическое иное и таким образом непреднамеренно закреплять колониальные установки, свойственные Юнгу по отношению к неевропейским культурам. Более того, автор предполагает, что на юнгианские представления об убунту существенно повлияла трактовка этого понятия в духе христианства Десмондом Туту. Будучи председателем Комиссии по установлению истины и примирению, он использовал идею убунту в целях формирования национальной идентичности. Убунту стало частью политической стратегии, направленной одновременно на примирение населения Южной Африки и на усмирение критиков неудачных попыток преодоления социальной несправедливости. В настоящее время понятие убунту ассимилировалось в юнгианской литературе, где оно приобрело черты карательного культурного суперэго и утратило свое первоначальное позитивное значение автохтонной формы гуманизма, призванной освободить угнетенных. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Chinese): | 做梦的乌班图:荣格学研究、宽恕和荣格的顽固第四 荣格的"顽固的第四"从相反的角度出发, 要求我们考虑被忽视的东西。作者正是本着"第四"的精神, 研究了荣格文献中对"乌班图"的使用, 告诫人们不要脱离实际地使用这一概念, 而忽略了它的多种解释和用法, 尤其是它在塑造新南非方面的作用。作者指出, 荣格学者倾向于将"乌班图"视为异域他者, 无意中延续了荣格对非欧洲文化持有的殖民思维。此外, 她还指出, 荣格关于"乌班图"的观点深受德斯蒙德﹣图图基督教化版本的"乌班图"概念的影响, 这种同化具有重大意义。作为真相和解委员会的主席, 这位大主教将"乌班图"理念用于国家建设。"乌班图"是一项政治战略的一部分, 旨在实现南非人民的和解, 同时压制对于结构性不公正问题无法彻底解决的问题的批评。现在, "乌班图"已被荣格文献吸收, 这一"乌班图"具有了惩罚性文化超我的某些面向, 从而削弱了其作为一种被用来解放被压迫者的本土人文主义形式的原有吸引力。 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Jung's recalcitrant fourth comes in from a place of opposition, demanding that what has been neglected be considered. It is in the spirit of the fourth that the author examines the use of Ubuntu in Jungian literature, cautioning against a decontextualized appropriation of the notion that overlooks its diverse interpretations and usages, particularly in terms of its role in shaping the new South Africa. The author notes a tendency among Jungian scholars to view Ubuntu as the exotic Other, inadvertently perpetuating the same colonial mindset that Jung held towards non‐European cultures. Moreover, she suggests that the Jungian viewpoint on Ubuntu has been heavily influenced by Desmond Tutu's Christianized version of the notion, and that this assimilation holds significant implications. As chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the archbishop employed the idea of Ubuntu in the service of nation building. Ubuntu was part of a political strategy designed to reconcile the South African people, whilst also silencing critics of a process that failed to fully address structural injustices. Now assimilated into Jungian literature, this version of Ubuntu took on aspects of a punitive cultural superego, thereby undermining its original appeal as an autochthonous form of humanism invoked to liberate the oppressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00218774 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1468-5922.13079 |
