Medea

Myth and Unconscious Fantasy
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-32315-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Psychoanalysis and Women Series

This book introduces the Euripides' Medea fantasy as an unconscious determinant of psychogenic sterility, a fantasy that forms an unrecognized part of the self-representation. It is addressed to people who are interested in womanhood, its fortunes and misfortunes, creativity and destructiveness.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roos, Esa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Gesundheitspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editor’s Foreword -- Introduction -- On the Medea fantasy -- The ever present tragedy of Medea: women’s attack on their own creativity -- The age-old myth of Medea and the Medea of Lars von Trier: the story of a woman’s love and compassion rejected -- Medea: maternal ambivalence -- Female destructiveness in fairy tales and myths -- Sister fantasy and sisterly love -- Conflicts around having two mothers: an interview study with a Finnish war child -- On the psychology of love

Über Autor(innen)

Roos, Esa