Myths about the origin of culture: a gender dimension

PII
S0236-20070000392-2-1
DOI
10.31857/S70000392-2-1
Publication type
Article
Status
Published
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Volume/ Edition
Volume / Issue 3
Pages
74-85
Abstract
The author examines the role of male and female characters in the myths about the origin of civilization. The opposition “male-female” is not a pair of antagonistic values. It reflects the complex gradation of meaning, repressed into unconsciousness.
Keywords
MYTHOLOGY, ARCHETYPE, COSMOGONY, CULTURAL HERO, MOTHER GODDESS, CIVILIZATION
Date of publication
01.06.2016
Number of purchasers
1
Views
1155

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