The Medusa Complex: The head separated from the body in the psychopathology of negative affects

This text deals with the issue and the image of Medusa as a polyvalent symbol. Its power has been  analyzed from different sides, such as myth, symbol of dreams, attractive image and cultural ritual, symbol of possession of a complex for the psyche in the cleft between the head and the body. The rel...

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Main Authors: Carmela Mento, Salvatore Settineri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Messina 2016-05-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Online Access:http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/1236