Guns and the American Psyche

What is missing from most analyses of the gun crisis in America is an archetypal perspective. Archetypically, the Constitution is in the domain of the Bible in terms of it being the equivalent of a sacred text for Americans, making the Second Amendment a revered text for gun enthusiasts. It enshrine...

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Main Author: Merritt, Dennis L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Anthropological Association [2018]
In: Anthropology of consciousness
Year: 2018, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 168-174
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Firearm / Group identity
RelBib Classification:KBQ North America
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Minuteman
B Guns
B American psyche
B Second Amendment
B Archetypes
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