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Symbols and myth-making in modernity : deep culture in art and action /
'Symbols and Myth-Making in Modernity' unpacks the deep culture that nourishes human perception of reality through symbols. From ancient mythical creatures and rites through masterpieces of Renaissance to modern art and cinema, the book illustrates how ever-present cross-cultural symbols e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York, NY :
Anthem Press,
2023.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Culture Is Deep
- Myth and Modernity: Toward a Deeper View of Culture
- Popular/Culture
- Mything the World and the Self
- "Action!": Ritual and Art
- Symbol
- Statement
- Method
- Structure of the Book
- 2. Complex Transformations of the Self: The Hero as a Symbol
- Revisiting Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces
- Brains, brawn, and break-up: Odysseus's transformative return
- Psyche and the journey of the soul
- Modern Masks: Vogler's Journey
- Star Wars: Rey and her (incomplete) journey
- Transformation, Complexity, and Gender: Heroes Ancient and Modern
- Discussion: Living the Hero
- 3. The Uncanny: Monsters, Blood, and Other 3: A.M. Horrors
- Introduction to the Self
- The Uncanny
- Shake Us to Wake Us
- Here there be monsters
- Ghosts and demons: "Please allow me to introduce myself"
- Threatening aliens and artificial intelligence
- The Uncanny in Myth: Death, Dismemberment, and Rebirth
- Blood and Wine: The Uncanny in Ritual
- Blood and wine in Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Wine and blood in qawwali music
- Discussion: Disquiet in the Cultural Operating System
- 4. The Feminine: Citadel of Metaphors
- The Symbolic Feminine
- Polarity
- Birthing and containing
- Containing and devouring
- Modern expressions
- Many Shades of Gray
- Old witch
- Young witch and Sophia
- Medusa
- Singularity versus Multiplicity
- Artemis: goddess of modernity
- Demeter and Persephone
- The Matrix and Pirates of the Caribbean
- Discussion: The Symbolic Feminine in Deep Culture
- 5. It's culture all the way down
- Introduction
- Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue: The Symbolic Dimension
- Fish
- Chalice
- Toward imaginal dialogue
- The Veil: Politics, Poetics, and Play of Religious Symbols
- Mona Lisa
- Mary
- Play: Facing the veil
- Conclusion
- Mythical truths
- Deep culture
- Culture All the Way ...
- Bibliography
- Index