Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives

The purpose of this study is to examine the cross-cultural conception of father-son relationship / conflict through analysis of heroic features, unconscious motives, and conscious actions of two fathers and two sons as the heroes of the stories with different mindsets in the main chapter of Shahnam...

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Main Author: Solhdoost, Mohsen
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/1/FBMK_2010_16_A.pdf
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description The purpose of this study is to examine the cross-cultural conception of father-son relationship / conflict through analysis of heroic features, unconscious motives, and conscious actions of two fathers and two sons as the heroes of the stories with different mindsets in the main chapter of Shahnameh, “Rostam and Sohrab,” and Oedipus Rex. This study is to further analyze the distinguishing characters of archetypes as primordial images which, despite being prototypal, may have different representations in different myths of different nations. Further on, this study aims to compare and contrast both similarities and differences in demonstration of same archetypes transcending time and place in two distant cultural settings. of Frazer and Frye. An interdisciplinary approach has been actually applied as the conceptual theory to conduct this study. As the result of this study, we see how the same archetypes are presented differently in two different socio-cultural settings. As discussed, it is shown how a hero is respected in the Persian and Greek society. Highlighting the father-son relationship in the two cultures, we see how the two societies react differently to the father-son conflict. And finally we realize that the same archetypes are likely to be demonstrated differently in different places and time-settings. The methodology used to undertake this research consists of Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis, Jung’s theory of archetypes, as well as the anthropological standpoints
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spelling upm-187452013-05-27T08:00:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/ Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives Solhdoost, Mohsen The purpose of this study is to examine the cross-cultural conception of father-son relationship / conflict through analysis of heroic features, unconscious motives, and conscious actions of two fathers and two sons as the heroes of the stories with different mindsets in the main chapter of Shahnameh, “Rostam and Sohrab,” and Oedipus Rex. This study is to further analyze the distinguishing characters of archetypes as primordial images which, despite being prototypal, may have different representations in different myths of different nations. Further on, this study aims to compare and contrast both similarities and differences in demonstration of same archetypes transcending time and place in two distant cultural settings. of Frazer and Frye. An interdisciplinary approach has been actually applied as the conceptual theory to conduct this study. As the result of this study, we see how the same archetypes are presented differently in two different socio-cultural settings. As discussed, it is shown how a hero is respected in the Persian and Greek society. Highlighting the father-son relationship in the two cultures, we see how the two societies react differently to the father-son conflict. And finally we realize that the same archetypes are likely to be demonstrated differently in different places and time-settings. The methodology used to undertake this research consists of Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis, Jung’s theory of archetypes, as well as the anthropological standpoints 2010-10 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/1/FBMK_2010_16_A.pdf Solhdoost, Mohsen (2010) Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Fathers and sons in literature Archetypes in literature Mythology, Classical, in literature English
spellingShingle Fathers and sons in literature
Archetypes in literature
Mythology, Classical, in literature
Solhdoost, Mohsen
Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
title Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
title_full Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
title_fullStr Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
title_short Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
title_sort father-son conflict from mythological and archetypal perspectives
topic Fathers and sons in literature
Archetypes in literature
Mythology, Classical, in literature
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/1/FBMK_2010_16_A.pdf