Theorists of Myth

2 total works

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Myth

by Daniel Merkur

Published 1 November 2002

This 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.

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Myth: Freud and the Freudians

by Daniel Merkur

Published 1 January 2002

This 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.