The Psychologist as Mythologist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9021941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Lukoff (0000-0003-3053-8031, Saybrook Institute, 450 Pacific Ave., San Francisco, CA 94133. Phone: (707) 763-3504. www.virtualcs.com, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 34-58 |
| Publication date | 1997-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00221678970373003 |
| OpenAlex | W2041105018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article discusses three ways that psychologists are mythologists. First, psychologists are mythmakers when taking the role of psychotherapists. The revised life-story narrative or personal mythology that they coauthor with the patient during therapy often contains elements of classic myths. Second, psychologists function as comparative mythologists when we unravel the psychological and spiritual wisdom woven into ancient and traditional myths. Third, psychologists are mythic researchers, as evidenced by MacAdams's empirical research that used Greek myths to study personal identity. Yet, the graduate education of psychologists rarely incorporates training in mythologies and their meanings. This oversight is being addressed at Saybrook Institute and a few other alternative graduate psychology schools
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Function (biology · Graduate students · Identity (music · Literature · Mythology · Narrative · Pedagogy · Psychoanalysis · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |