Archetypes and patriarchy: Eliade and Jung

This paper first presents the understandings of the concept of archetype held by Carl Jung and Mircea Eliade. After comparing their use of the term, the paper next presents some major archetypes concerning sex roles that each theorist describes. The problems such notions create for women are analyze...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Meadow, Mary Jo 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1992]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Archetypal Imaging
B Human Proclivity
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Summary:This paper first presents the understandings of the concept of archetype held by Carl Jung and Mircea Eliade. After comparing their use of the term, the paper next presents some major archetypes concerning sex roles that each theorist describes. The problems such notions create for women are analyzed. The paper ends with a discussion of some possible solutions to the difficulties caused by the human proclivity for archetypal imaging.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00986271