Myth Psche, And Symbols Flashcards

1
Q

Icons vs relics vs idols

A

Icons : resemble sacred things

Relics: have physical contact with sacred thing ( body parts, clothing )

Idols: embody divinity

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2
Q

Iconoclasm

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Break religious icons

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3
Q

Jungian archetypes

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Mother archetype -- goddesses 
Shadow archetype -- demon figure 
Father archetype -- paternal deities 
Anima archetypes -- Aphordite/Venus 
Self archetype -- mandalas 
Wise old man -- Merlin
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4
Q

Joseph Campbell

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Believed that objects are projection of the unconscious archetypes
The myth represent psychological conflict and need to make the unconscious mind knowable to the conscious mind

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5
Q

Disjunction

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Difference between an objects literal existence and its symbolic meaning / Raymond firth

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