CLAS 203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mircea Eliade, Oedipus Complex, Electra Complex
14 Jul 2016
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True myth or myth proper and saga or legend. A story embodying eternal values: myth is the highest reality. It provides us with a comforting perception of the world that is necessary to make the in- security and terror of existence bearable. Important distinctions may be drawn between stories that are perceived as true and those that are not may contain what is imagined to be scientifically correct in every factual detail at the time. Myth and psychology: freud and jung between dreams and myths archetypes choice of object in mankind. The theme of rape compulsive virginity does not need to be part of the scenario. Gender, homosexuality, and the interpretation of mythology mythology. Women in greek society grand purpose of myth. It is impossible to develop any one theory that will be meaningfully applicable to all myths core of the city-state.
