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...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Solhdoost, Mohsen
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	Fathers and sons in literature Archetypes in literature
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/1/FBMK_2010_16_A.pdf
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

id	my-upm-ir.18745
record_format	uketd_dc
spelling	my-upm-ir.187452013-05-27T08:00:05Z Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives 2010-10 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 Fathers and sons in literature Archetypes in literature Mythology, Classical, in literature 2010-10 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/1/FBMK_2010_16_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Fathers and sons in literature Archetypes in literature Mythology, Classical, in literature Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
collection	PSAS Institutional Repository
language	English English
topic	Fathers and sons in literature Archetypes in literature Fathers and sons in literature
spellingShingle	Fathers and sons in literature Archetypes in literature Fathers and sons in literature Solhdoost, Mohsen Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
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
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Solhdoost, Mohsen
author_facet	Solhdoost, Mohsen
author_sort	Solhdoost, Mohsen
title	Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives
title_short	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_sort	father-son conflict from mythological and archetypal perspectives
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication
publishDate	2010
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18745/1/FBMK_2010_16_A.pdf
_version_	1747811370617798656

Father-Son Conflict from Mythological and Archetypal Perspectives

Similar Items