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[ANTHROPOLOGY OF CURSES].
Vertex (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
|September 2, 2015
Summary
Curses, rooted in dogma, tap into deep-seated human fears by mobilizing psychological and symbolic mechanisms. This research explores their efficacy through cultural psychiatry and neuroscience.
Area of Science:
- Cultural Psychiatry
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Anthropology of Consciousness
Context:
- Explores the symbolic order and its relation to human fears.
- Integrates Lévi-Strauss' concept of symbolic efficacy with contemporary research.
- Focuses on the rarely addressed phenomenon of curses and excommunication.
Purpose:
- To analyze the symbolic efficacy of curses and secular excommunication.
- To enrich the understanding of curses by incorporating neuroscience and philosophy.
- To interpret the symbols within curses and their psychological impact.
Summary:
- Qualitative research using phenomenology and symbolic hermeneutics.
- Analyzed historical religious curses and secular excommunication.
- Identified dogma as the core element enabling the symbolic efficacy of curses.
Impact:
- Provides insights into cultural psychiatry and the psychology of fear.
- Highlights the crucial role of dogma in the power of symbolic curses.
- Offers a novel perspective on the intersection of belief systems and psychological mobilization.
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