Psyche's Knife: Archetypal Explorations of Love and Power

by Elizabeth Eowyn Nelson

Overview

Psyche's Knife examines the myth of Eros and Psyche as a metaphor for the development of soul in the psychology of women, explicating the tropes of love and power as depicted by Psyche's use of a knife in attempting to learn the identity of her lover. Nelson examines the metaphor of the knife from all angles-alchemical, sacrificial, lunar, phallic-and delves into the mythology and imagery of women and knives, connecting our deep past to our present lives and our possibilities for the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781621519980
Publisher:	Chiron Publications
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	810 KB

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Lost Knife 5

2 Alchemical Knife 22

3 Sacrificial Knife 52

4 Lunar Knife 83

5 Phallic Knife 108

6 Your Knife 134

Appendix 141

Notes 154

References 167

Index 173