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Psychoanalytic approaches to myth : Freud and the Freudians /

The book surveys and evaluates the methods that Freud and the various psychoanalytic schools have employed in their studies of myths. In addition to providing a historical survey, the author argues that modern views of myth as something to be deplored because it is inconsistent with history and scie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merkur, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Colección:Theorists of myth (Routledge (Firm))
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The book surveys and evaluates the methods that Freud and the various psychoanalytic schools have employed in their studies of myths. In addition to providing a historical survey, the author argues that modern views of myth as something to be deplored because it is inconsistent with history and science depends on a misunderstanding of the nature of myth. Myth is not a product of unconscious irrationality but is instead a sustained use of metaphor. It expresses ideas in concrete imagery of unconscious inspiration, but the ideas can be rational and profound, as is also the case with poetry and s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 161 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-156) and index.
ISBN:0203997247
9780203997246
0824059360
9780824059361
1280106891
9781280106897