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The many-minded man : the "Odyssey", psychology, and the therapy of epic / Joel P. Christensen

This study examines the Homeric Odyssey through a psychological lens, analysing how narrative shapes human identity and agency. It presents the epic as a therapeutic model for navigating fate and explores the function of storytelling in defining the self.
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