03052nam 2200637Ia 450 991045079890332120200520144314.01-280-10689-10-203-99724-7(CKB)1000000000252979(EBL)242045(OCoLC)70723282(SSID)ssj0000229958(PQKBManifestationID)11195393(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229958(PQKBWorkID)10171829(PQKB)10553972(MiAaPQ)EBC242045(Au-PeEL)EBL242045(CaPaEBR)ebr10094832(CaONFJC)MIL10689(OCoLC)935227519(EXLCZ)99100000000025297920050106d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPsychoanalytic approaches to myth[electronic resource] Freud and the Freudians /Dan MerkurNew York Routledge20051 online resource (169 p.)Theorists of mythDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-65112-3 0-8240-5936-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-156) and index.Front Cover; Psychoanalytic Approaches to Myth; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Mythology into Metapsychology; Chapter 2. Myth as Unconscious Manifestation; Karl Abraham; Otto Rank; The Game Theft Myth; Chapter 3. Myth and the Basic Dream; The Cultural Context of Symbolism; The Ontogenetic Theory of Culture; The Genitality of Myths; Concluding Reflections; Chapter 4. Myth as Defense and Adaptation; Abram Kardiner; The Mechanisms of Defense; Jacob A. Arlow; The Navajo Coyoteway Ceremonial; Conclusion; Chapter 5. Myth as MetaphorSilberer's Anagogical ApproachMetaphor Theory; Metaphor Theory and Myths; The Implicit Content of Myths; The Subject Matter and Definition of Myth; Mythic Conceptions and Religious Thought; Concluding Reflections; Chapter 6. Therapeutic Insights in Myth; The Disemboweler; The Blind Boy and the Loon; The Claw People; The Origin of the Vagina; Epilogue Clinical Implications; How are We to Explain the Successes?; References; IndexThis book surveys the history of psychoanalytic treatments of myths variously as symptoms of psychopathology, as cultural defense mechanisms, and as metaphoric expressions of ideas that may include therapeutic insights.Theorists of myth (Routledge (Firm))MythPsychological aspectsMythologyElectronic books.MythPsychological aspects.Mythology.150.19/52150.1952Merkur Daniel919796MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450798903321Psychoanalytic approaches to myth2094019UNINA