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sisharil t1_j7n5bad wrote

Reply to comment by Fragrant_Penalty_ in What writer has read as many books as Jung? by Fragrant_Penalty_

>You must feel guilty of devotional thinking if your first reaction is to accuse others of it.

"I know you are but what am I???" Really. That's really your go-to response? Lol

Like I said. Look at the bibliography of any academic monograph, particularly in the social sciences. There will be reams and reams of references to books and articles read by the author.

That's what academic work is. Lots of reading.

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Fragrant_Penalty_ OP t1_j7n5pu5 wrote

Are you going to share any names or are you more interested in gatekeeping?

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sisharil t1_j7n8azg wrote

"The Growth of Philosophic Radicalism" by Elie Halevy

"Pintupi Country, Pintupi Self" by Fred R Meyers

"A Society without Fathers or Husbands" by Cai Hua (in multiple languages)

"The Great Lakes of Africa" by Jean-Pierre Chretien has a 50-page bibliography

"Porcelain: A History from the Heart of Europe" by Suzanne L Marchand

"The Dawn of Everything" by David Graeber and David Wengrow has a 60 page bibliography, though admittedly that is two people (and it isn't actually an academic text, it's written for a general audience)

"A History of the Arab Peoples" by Albert Hourani

"Rituals of War: The Body and Violence in Mesopotamia" by Zainab Bahrani

I will confess I haven't read Aion but it is quite normal for academic texts to have extensive bibliographies, so unless there's something really unusual about it I'm not sure why you're making such a big deal about Jung doing what people who write academic books do.

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Fragrant_Penalty_ OP t1_j7ng9r1 wrote

The variety of what I read is limited to what I get contracted to ghostwrite. Payout is based on supply and demand. There might be a high-demand for essays referencing Neitzche, but the supply of writers is way high, so the resulting price is meager compared to what I’d get for writing on Jung who is high-demand, but low supply.

It occurred to me I only read Jung for the financial incentive, and that’s what prompted to ask what other authors share this feature of his I enjoy.

I mean it sincerely, thank you for sharing these authors. My work circumstance has limited my reading variety, so I’m looking forward to researching these people 😌

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sisharil t1_j7npjfj wrote

I see. My apologies for being rather dismissive, I didn't know where you were coming from on this. I will mention that those authors are all in the field of history and anthropology and archaeology, so they address somewhat specific knowledge bases.

I do encourage you to read at least the Dawn of Everything, which is written for a general audience. Or any of the rest that you found interesting!

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