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This thesis examines the hypothesis that among other, possibly coincident, archetypal or developmental meanings, the traditional story of Adam and Eve strongly reflects multiple and conflicting major conceptions of infant psychological development, including prominent ones arising from depth psychological approaches that do not include a strong role for myth. A core element of this examination is a single in-depth illustration: The story of Adam and Eve closely tracks not only the central conceptions of Melanie Klein’s narrative of infancy but also many of the details. Several examples in the literature are described in which other infancy narratives are linked to the story, some of which relate to the Klein parallel, and the concluding section lists and briefly discusses possible major examples not yet developed in the literature as avenues for future research. The last two chapters discuss some implications of the hypothesis, if true, for therapy, culture, and religion.
Advisor: | Fontelieu, Sukey |
Commitee: | |
School: | Pacifica Graduate Institute |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 52/05M(E), Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Religion, Biblical studies, Developmental psychology |
Keywords: | Depth psychology, Melanie Klein, Psychoanalysis of myth, Psychology of religion |
Publication Number: | 1527432 |
ISBN: | 978-1-303-76788-3 |