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Book: Archetypes in Religion and Beyond

Chapter: b. The Universality of Archetypes

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43655

Blurb:

Universality in a theory of archetypes is an aspiration for consistency (with a moral value) rather than an absolute claim about ubiquity. The basic archetypal functions (not specific symbols) seem likely to be universal because they are based on features of general human physiological need.

Chapter Contributors

  • Robert Ellis (robert@middlewaysociety.org - rmellis) 'Middle Way Society'