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The Political Psychology of Trickster-Clown. An Analytical Experiment Around Communism as a Myth

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Horvath, A.
Abstract

This paper argues that the fanatical will and power that hypnotised people in Eastern Europe during Communism was initiated by the activities of a Jungian archetype: the trickster-clown. Furthermore, in comparison with this, the paper develops an alternate figure based on the work of Max Weber: the charismata. Though both types appear among the disturbances of liminal periods, as a response to similar threshold experiences, they carry different messages: those of hate and grace, respectively.

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Paper provided by European Institute - Political and Social Sciences in its series Papers with number 97/5.

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Length: 30 pages
Date of creation: 1997
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Handle: RePEc:fth:europs:97/5

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Keywords: COMMUNISM;

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P2 - Economic Systems - - Socialist Systems and Transition Economies

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