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- Title
DISCOVERING THE MYTH OF THE FEMALE DIVINE: REDEEMING THE SHADOW OF THE VIRGIN MARY AND RETHINKING HER INSTINCTS.
- Authors
Lužytė, Rasa Lucija
- Abstract
In this article, I speak of the importance of the symbol of Mary (the Virgin Mary), in particular - of the importance of locating and validating the Shadow of Mary and the instinctual side of Mary. For that purpose, I engage with the ideas of the Jungian authors Marie-Louise von Franz and Clarissa Pinkola Estés. I offer an interpretation of the Lithuanian fairy tale “Agnieškėlė” to show an example of the Shadow of Mary. The main aspect of my article is that I speak of the Virgin Mary in non-Christian terms as of the sovereign female divine who can be the source of the divine power and strength.
- Subjects
MARY, Blessed Virgin, Saint; INSTINCT (Behavior); VON Franz, Marie-Louise; POWER (Christian theology); ARCHETYPE (Psychology)
- Publication
Bridges / Tiltai, 2015, Vol 71, Issue 2, p125
- ISSN
1392-3137
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15181/tbb.v71i2.1105