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The layer of shared mythology that governs society once ordinary authority breaks down.
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collective subconscious
The layer of shared mythology that governs society once ordinary authority breaks down.
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Glossary
Jiang's term for the deep cultural value system expressed through mythology.
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In Jiang's model, mythology is the collective subconscious of a culture and reveals the values that underpin that culture.
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Christianity works, in Jiang's reading, because it enters the same subconscious mythic structure but reverses the sacrifice: God sacrifices himself to end the cycle of redemptive violence.
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Jiang argues that Christianity plants an anti-violence idea into the collective subconscious like a virus until people recognize violence as bad.
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"...Alright. So three things to remember. Mythologies are part of the collective subconscious. Okay? We are all in society governed by the mythology that..."
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"...you to remember is that what mythology ultimately is, it's a collective subconscious of a culture. Okay? By understanding mythology, we can understand the..."
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"Okay? That is the divine mission. The gods do not like this world. They want a flood to destroy this world in order for..."
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"Jesus has a secret divine mission. Okay? He is sent by God, or he is God, who has come to redeem the world. He..."
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"...Christianity is doing, and it's very clever, is it's seeking the collective subconscious that is embedded in every individual and then planting a new..."
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"...the argument goes like this. First of all, mythology is the collective subconscious. Okay? Mythology is the collective subconscious. That's the first idea. Okay?"
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"...authority, what tells you what to do? Well, mythology. Okay? Your collective subconscious. Okay? You're guided by your collective subconscious, even though you don't..."
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