Mythical Energy Metamorphosis: From the Freudian Libido to the Electronic and Digital Libido
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Freudian libido, the Eodipic imaginary, Digital libido, the Electronic imaginary
Abstract
The history of mythology can be framed as the unearthing of successive metamorphical sources of mythological energy and their metaphorical displacements of sense. Modernity is distinguished for having uncovered a new and hitherto unknown stream of mythological energy, the Freudian libido. From its Surrealistic awakening, during which it was believed to be inexhaustible, to its current drive into the world of Internet devices, this Freudian libido is undergoing a transformation into a “digital libido”: a crisis of energy that implies a renewed reading of Eodipic imaginary (crisis of the diachronic approach) and a study of its more recent electronic rituals (crisis of the synchronic approach) in the Internet era.Downloads
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2016-09-01
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Alemany V. y Repollés-Llauradó J. (2016). Mythical Energy Metamorphosis: From the Freudian Libido to the Electronic and Digital Libido. Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 28(3), 443-457. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ARIS.2016.v28.n3.48950
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