Analysis of a Modern Myth: The Star Trek Series.
Argues that the unusual appeal of the television series "Star Trek," indicates that it carries the numinous quality of a modern myth. Jungian theory for the understanding of the purpose and significance of art; Application of Jung's type system to "Star Trek"; Universality of Jungian symbols; Jung's...
| Publicado en: | Extrapolation (Kent State University Press) Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 241 - 251 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Kent State University Press
Fall1983
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| Sumario: | Argues that the unusual appeal of the television series "Star Trek," indicates that it carries the numinous quality of a modern myth. Jungian theory for the understanding of the purpose and significance of art; Application of Jung's type system to "Star Trek"; Universality of Jungian symbols; Jung's description of active fantasy; Argument that as a result of both biological and social factors, people develop a preference for consciously dealing with the world in terms of one pole of an attitude or function rather than its opposite; |
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