Medea

Myth and Unconscious Fantasy
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78220-291-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 340 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 Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie

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