Archetypal and Cultural Perspectives on the Foreigner 9781138345812

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Analytical & jungian psycholog

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Taylor & francis

Archetypal and Cultural Perspectives on the Foreigner : Routledge : 9781138345812 : 1138345814 : 17 Dec 2019 : "In this era of intense migration, the topic of the foreigner is of paramount importance. Joanne Wieland-Burston examines the question of the 'foreign' and 'foreigner' from multiple perspectives and explores how Jung and Freud were more interested in thewide phenomenon of the foreign in the unconscious rather than in their own personal lives. She analyses cultural approaches to the archetype of the foreigner throughout history using literary, cultural (as seen in mythological texts and fairy tales) and psychological references and interprets the scapegoating of foreign minorities as a projection of the monster onto the foreigner. The book includes contemporary perspectives on immigration and displacement throughout, from analysing patient case material,the archetypal needs of people who join terrorist groups, feelings of alienation, and the work of Palestinian-German psycholog

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