The Origins and History of Consciousness

The Origins and History of Consciousness
Cover of the first edition
AuthorErich Neumann
Original titleUrsprungsgeschichte des Bewusstseins
TranslatorR. F. C. Hull
LanguageGerman
SubjectConsciousness
PublisherRascher Verlag, Princeton University Press
Publication date
1949
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
1954
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages493 (English edition)
ISBN978-0691163598
LC Class53-12527

The Origins and History of Consciousness (German: Ursprungsgeschichte des Bewusstseins) is a 1949 book by analytical psychologist Erich Neumann, in which the author "[outlines] the archetypal stages in the development of consciousness". It was first published in English in 1954 in a translation by R. F. C. Hull. Carl Jung wrote the introduction, describing it as an extension of his own research into archetypes and individuation.