African Mythology, Femininity, and Maternity
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Beschreibung
This book explores feminine archetypes and mythological figures in African and European traditions with an underlying goal of describing the foundations of social status for women. The author provides a rich corpus of mythology and tales to illustrate aspects of female and mother-daughter relationships. Diop analyzes the symbolic aspects of maternity and femininity, describing the social meaning of the matrix, breasts, and breastfeeding. A retrospective of female characters in African literature brings an interesting approach to explore the figures of femininity and maternity in society. After an extensive analysis of African mythology and tales, the author proposes a way to integrate them in the clinical psychotherapy as a projective material. The analysis of clinical cases offers an example of how this material can be used in therapy with women from African descent.
This book explores feminine archetypes and mythological figures in African and European traditions with an underlying goal of describing the foundations of social status for women. The author provides a rich corpus of mythology and tales to illustrate aspects of female and mother-daughter relationships. Diop analyzes the symbolic aspects of maternity and femininity, describing the social meaning of the matrix, breasts, and breastfeeding. A retrospective of female characters in African literature brings an interesting approach to explore the figures of femininity and maternity in society. After an extensive analysis of African mythology and tales, the author proposes a way to integrate them in the clinical psychotherapy as a projective material. The analysis of clinical cases offers an example of how this material can be used in therapy with women from African descent.
Considers how common archetypes in fairy tales and cultural mythology influence and reflect social roles Examines the aspects of the calabash as symbolic of the woman, the womb, and power Combines description of African fairy tales and those of other cultures to find common themes and messages
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Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
Themen in »African Mythology, Femininity, and Maternity«
West Africa Maternity Femininity Psychoanalysis Social Status Women and Society Gender Roles Mythology Geza Roheim Symbolism Collective Unconscious Non-Western Centric African Mythology European Mythology Counternarratives