Symbols and Myth-Making in Modernity: Deep Culture in Art and Action

250 Pages·2022·3.089 MB·English

by  Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir, Ali Qadir

Symbols and Myth-making in Modernity
Symbols and Myth-making in Modernity
Deep Culture in Art and Action
Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir and Ali Qadir

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ISBN-13: 978-1-78527-2-813 (Hbk)
ISBN-10: 1-78527-2-810 (Hbk)
Cover Image: Image of “Pallas Athene” by Gustav Klimt (1898), Wien Museum.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
1.Introduction: Culture Is Deep
Myth and Modernity: Toward a Deeper View of Culture
Popular/Culture
Mything the World and the Self
“Action!”: Ritual and Art
Symbol
Statement
Method
Structure of the Book
2.Complex Transformations of the Self: The Hero as a Symbol
Revisiting Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Brains, brawn, and break-up: Odysseus’s transformative return
Psyche and the journey of the soul
Modern Masks: Vogler’s Journey
Star Wars: Rey and her (incomplete) journey
Transformation, Complexity, and Gender: Heroes Ancient and Modern
Discussion: Living the Hero
3.The Uncanny: Monsters, Blood, and Other 3: A.M. Horrors