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Symbols and Myth-making in Modernity Symbols and Myth-making in Modernity Deep Culture in Art and Action Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir and Ali Qadir Anthem Press An imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company www.anthempress.com This edition first published in UK and USA 2023 by ANTHEM PRESS 75–76 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8HA, UK or PO Box 9779, London SW19 7ZG, UK and 244 Madison Ave #116, New York, NY 10016, USA Copyright © Tatiana Tiaynen-Qadir and Ali Qadir 2023 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested. ISBN-13: 978-1-78527-2-813 (Hbk) ISBN-10: 1-78527-2-810 (Hbk) Cover Image: Image of “Pallas Athene” by Gustav Klimt (1898), Wien Museum. This title is also available as an e-book. TO OUR MOTHERS For their unconditional love, support, and inspiration CONTENTS Acknowledgments 1.Introduction: Culture Is Deep Myth and Modernity: Toward a Deeper View of Culture Popular/Culture Mything the World and the Self “Action!”: Ritual and Art Symbol Statement Method Structure of the Book 2.Complex Transformations of the Self: The Hero as a Symbol Revisiting Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces Brains, brawn, and break-up: Odysseus’s transformative return Psyche and the journey of the soul Modern Masks: Vogler’s Journey Star Wars: Rey and her (incomplete) journey Transformation, Complexity, and Gender: Heroes Ancient and Modern Discussion: Living the Hero 3.The Uncanny: Monsters, Blood, and Other 3: A.M. Horrors
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