Summary
Karen Ann Smyers (born October 31, 1954) is an American academic with a special interest in Japan.[1] She has also developed a second career as a Jungian analyst.[2]
Early life edit
Smyers earned her undergraduate degree at Smith College and she earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Princeton University.[2] Her doctoral thesis was entitled "The fox and the jewel: a study of shared and private meanings in Japanese Inari worship."[3] She is known as an expert on Inari Ōkami and Inari-related literature.
Career edit
Smyers taught in the Religion Department at Wesleyan University.[2]
Jungian analyst edit
In 2001, Smyers enrolled in the Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland. In 2007, she was awarded a diploma from the International School of Analytical Psychology (ISAP). She established a practice as a Jungian analyst in Hadley, Massachusetts.[2]
Smyers became the President of the Western Massachusetts Association of Jungian Psychology.[2]
Selected works edit
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Karen Ann Smyers, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 3 works in 10+ publications in 1 language and 300+ library holdings.[4]
- The Fox and the Jewel: a Study of Shared and Private Meanings in Japanese Inari Worship (1993)
- Articles
- "'My Own Inari' - Personalization of the Deity in the Inari Worship," Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 23, No. 1-2 (1996), pp. 85–116.
Notes edit
- ^ Library of Congress authority file, Karen Ann Smyers, nr93-18812
- ^ a b c d e Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture, Lecturer information Archived 2011-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, September 2010.
- ^ Thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1993.
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine: Smyers, Karen Ann 1954–
External links edit
- Smyers' website