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James Hillman dubs his friend Luigi Zoja of Milan an ""anthropological psychologist"" with good reason. Drawn from Zoja's lectures in Europe and the Americas between 2000 and 2007, this collection probes in depth one of the core issues that vex contemporary life: violence. Zoja brings a breadth of vision to bear on this terrifying subject as he seeks to understand it in a broad historical, mythological, and psychological context. His basic approach is that of analytical psychology, but he also avails himself of the insights of sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and other disciplines. This unique collection is an invaluable contribution to Jungian thought on the subject of violence.

Luigi Zoja
　　An internationally renowned Jungian analyst and former president of the International Association of Ringier Analysts (IAAP). His career has spanned cities such as Zurich, New York and Milan. Zoja's writings have been translated into fifteen languages and have been widely circulated throughout the world.

His works include:
　　The Father, which explores the evolution of the "father" figure from prehistory to modern times, was published in 2000 and 2016 and translated into several languages, including English, German, French, and Chinese.
　　Paranoia: The Madness That Made History, published in 2011 and 2023 and explores how paranoia affects the course of history, has also been translated into several languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Chinese.
　　Below the Iceberg, published in 2023, explores the existence and influence of the unconscious in society and history.
　　Centauri:myth and male violence, published in 2016, has been translated into Spanish.
　　Violence in History, Culture, and the Psyche was published in 2009
　　Beyond Intentions. Ethics and Analysis was published in 2011 and has been translated into English.

Zoja has twice won the Gradiva Prize for Psychological Work in the United States for his English-published psychological works, The Father and Beyond Intentions. Ethics and Analysis. These achievements not only demonstrate his profound achievements in the field of psychoanalysis, but also reflect the international influence and academic value of his works.

Chapter One: Violent Hearts: America's Divided Soul
Chapter Two: Trauma and Abuse: The Development of a Cultural Complex in the History of Latin America
Chapter Three: The Duel and Honor
Chapter Four: Nightmares
Chapter Five: Reductivism: Against Ismene
Chapter Six: The Clash of Civilizations? A Struggle between Identity and Functionalism
Chapter Seven: Almachius and the Demon.