The lower limbs in Jungian psychology : the girl with her big toe in her mouth / Inácio Cunha.
In The Lower Limbs in Jungian Psychology: The Girl with Her Big Toe in Her Mouth, Inaacio Cunha explores the motif of lower limbs by amplifying their symbolism from a wide range of source materials, including an intriguing statuette from prehistoric Brazilian culture. Taking a Jungian perspective, C...
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
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2019.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Praise; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The lower limbs in the context of evolution; Note; Chapter 2: The occurrence of lower limbs in mythology; The lower limbs and cosmogony; The injury to the lower limb as opposition to progress; The mark on the lower limbs as an indicator of a transforming destiny; The marked lower limb as a sign of creativity; The projection of creative power onto the lower limbs; Notes; Chapter 3: The one-footedness; Notes; Chapter 4: An image materialized.
- Tracking the statuetteThe universe of icons; Notes; Chapter 5: The Tapajoara statuette; The statuette and the Beyond; The statuette's religious body; Notes; Chapter 6: The statuette's foot; The issue of the toes; The statuette and the Uroborus; Notes; Chapter 7: Final considerations; Notes; Index.