This half hour video was broadcast on TV Ontario in 2004, as the 3rd of a 13-part series dealing with mythology and neuroscience. It is based on the book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief.
Theme: The gods represent psychological factors, such as love or sexuality (Venus) or aggression (Ares or Mars). The idea of a single, ultimate god represents the integrated totality of all such psychological factors, presented as the ultimate value. This ultimate value is increasingly identified with the sovereign individual in monotheistic religions. The ancient Egyptian story of Osiris and Horus provides an excellent example of this identification.This half hour video was broadcast on TV Ontario in 2004, as the 3rd of a 13-part series dealing with mythology and neuroscience. It is base...all »This half hour video was broadcast on TV Ontario in 2004, as the 3rd of a 13-part series dealing with mythology and neuroscience. It is based on the book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief.
Theme: The gods represent psychological factors, such as love or sexuality (Venus) or aggression (Ares or Mars). The idea of a single, ultimate god represents the integrated totality of all such psychological factors, presented as the ultimate value. This ultimate value is increasingly identified with the sovereign individual in monotheistic religions. The ancient Egyptian story of Osiris and Horus provides an excellent example of this identification.«
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