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A review of the theme of 'Hysterectomy and Unnatural Childbirth' in myths
- Source :
- زن در فرهنگ و هنر, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 411-428 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Center for Women and Family Studies, University of Tehran, 2016.
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Abstract
- Archetype, as an innate factor in collective unconscious, is deeply associated with myth. In fact, the myth is a kind of archetype whose reasons of formation are reviewed according to collective unconscious. According to Jung's opinion, every myth is created based a collection of factors and innate reasons. Accordingly, different kinds of unnatural childbirth are very important mythological subjects that are tangled with story of hero's birth in various nations. There are many archetypes of Hysterectomy and unnatural childbirth in mythology including: Rostam's story and stories of "Arthur" and "Hercules" and several gods such as "Andre", "Mehr", "Metra", "Atone", "Monrovia", "Sanasar & Baghdasar", "Uziris" or "Uzirmag", "Batrazd", "Mashi & Mashiane'', "Buda", "Brahma", and "Sushiant''. The current research aims to unveil the reasons of these birth myths and gods using descriptive– analytic method while explaining the function of archetype for these heroes. Accordingly, unnatural birth is a kind of "showing future of narration sighting". This technique shows prominence and dignity of heroes and myths.
- Subjects :
- archetype
myth
hysterectomy
unnatural child birth
Women. Feminism
HQ1101-2030.7
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- Language :
- Persian
- ISSN :
- 25383108 and 25383116
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- زن در فرهنگ و هنر
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3b777c64d21a4bc2b2929701b6189333
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.22059/jwica.2016.60587