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Contexts
of a Myth A Comparison of Structural and Psychoanalytic Analysis
Vardesh Channa and Yun- Hee Choi
This paper is a comparative analysis of a psychoanalytical and a
structuralist analysis of a myth. Basing it self on
psychological anthropological literature and the theories of
Levi Strauss and Sigmund Freud, it analyzes a myth from the East
Godavari region of India; one that has also been depicted in a
movie in Tamil language. It both illustrates certain world-view
and symbolisms of worship and the analytical categories by which
this myth can be decomposed in its constituent elements and
related to the workings of the unconscious mind. The paper is
also rich in ethnographic contents as it contextualizes the myth
to a particular cultural and social setting.
Key Words: Myth, Sexuality, Binary opposition,
Psychoanalysis. |
