the relationship of James Hillman with this strange metaphor called 'Brazil'
Marcus Quintaes
Leiden
Brill
This article attempts to recover the intellectual trajectory of James Hillman. It analyzes the diverse steps of his intellectual journey and emphasizes the extremely mercurial character that characterizes his writing. Starting with the furious potential of his ideas and arguments, Hillman attempts to articulate a thought that is free, multiple, slippery and plural, one that resists being captured in any attempt to unify or define a prevalent direction. It is these characteristics that approximate Hillman's ideas and archetypal psychology with Brazil and its particular way of 'soul making'. This article attempts to recover the intellectual trajectory of James Hillman. It analyzes the diverse steps of his intellectual journey and emphasizes the extremely mercurial character that characterizes his writing. Starting with the furious potential of his ideas and arguments, Hillman attempts to articulate a thought that is free, multiple, slippery and plural, one that resists being captured in any attempt to unify or define a prevalent direction. It is these characteristics that approximate Hillman's ideas and archetypal psychology with Brazil and its particular way of 'soul making'.