Abstract
This review begins with a summary of the chapters in Shirley See Yan Ma's book, Foot-binding: A Jungian Engagement with Chinese Culture and Psychology. This book explores the Chinese historical, cultural, mythological, and philosophical background of the ancient custom of footbinding, which was practiced for ten centuries beginning about 1000 BCE. The author also narrates case histories from her practice to demonstrate how the unconscious of these women still harbors the psychological implications of footbinding, although their feet were not literally bound. This book is a valuable addition to Jungian literature that is committed to exploring lasting cultural archetypes, with serious implications for women's psychology not only in modern China but anywhere.
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