This fascinating collection of autobiographical and biographical essays examines the many roles of mother and father, both personal and cultural, in the psychological life and development of the individual. Table of Contents PART ONE: MY MOTHER, MY FATHER Father and Son Robert Bly On Being Born, On Caring, and On Dying Elisabeth Kubler-Ross My Mother and My Father Mary Catherine Bateson Powerful Women: Mother, Great Grandmother Betty Sue Flowers The Power and Limitations of Parents Jerome Kagan PART TWO: THE MOTHER, THE FATHER The Eternal Woman: The Worship of Mary in Art Elizabeth Silverthorne Mother and Daughter Relationships Mary Briner The Myth of the Hero John Silber Jung: Father and Son-One View Murray Stein Jung: Father and Son-Another View Harry A. Wilmer