The many-minded man: the Odyssey, psychology, and the therapy of epic

"Argues that the Odyssey explores the development and dysfunction of human minds and provides for its audiences-both ancient and modern-a basic theory of human mental function and identity as well as approaches or treatments when the mind in some way fails"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Christensen, Joel (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Myth and poetics II
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Odyssea / Epic / Psychology
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B Homer Odyssey
B Psychologie et littérature
B Epic poetry Themes, motives
B History / PSYCHOLOGY
B Odyssey (Homer)
B Homer, Homeric Theory of Mind / Homer and Psychology, Cognitive Science and Homer, Meaning of the Odyssey, Therapy and Epic
B Psychology and literature
B Poésie épique - Thèmes, motifs
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Description
Summary:"Argues that the Odyssey explores the development and dysfunction of human minds and provides for its audiences-both ancient and modern-a basic theory of human mental function and identity as well as approaches or treatments when the mind in some way fails"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 342 pages), color illustrations
ISBN:978-1-5017-5236-0
1-5017-5236-7
1-5017-5235-9
978-1-5017-5235-3