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The New Gods : Psyche and Symbol in Popular Art.

Schechter, Harold.

The New Gods : Psyche and Symbol in Popular Art. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (182 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Individuation and Popular Art -- 2. The Realization of the Shadow -- 3. Animal House: Images of the Collective Shadow -- 4. Syzygy: The Integration of the Anima -- 5. Hero With 2000 Faces -- Appendix: The Myth of the Eternal Child in Sixties America -- Notes -- Index.

Harold Schechter looks at the impossible tales and images of popular art--the space odysseys and extraterrestrial civilizations, the caped crusaders and men of steel, and monsters from the ocean floor--and finds close connections between religious myth and popular entertainment.

9780879728762


Popular culture-Psychological aspects.
Symbolism in art.
Art and mythology.


Electronic books.

NX165.S28 1980

700/.1/9

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