Archetypal Grief - Slavery's Legacy of Intergenerational Child Loss Brewster Fanny Pacifica Graduate Institute USAPaperback / softback

Archetypal Grief: Slavery's Legacy of Intergenerational Child Loss is a powerful exploration of the intergenerational psychological effects of child loss as experienced by women held in slavery in the Americas and of its ongoing effects in contemporary society. The broader context of slavery and the conditions leading to the development of archetypal grief are examined, with topics including the visibility/invisibility of the African It presents the concept of archetypal grief in African American women: cultural trauma so deeply wounding that it spans generations.Calling on Jungian psychology as well as neuroscience and attachment theory, Fanny Brewster explores the psychological lives of enslaved women using their own narratives and those of their descendants, and discusses the stories of mothering slaves with reference to their physical and emotional experiences.