Epic of Gilgamesh

Introduction

The Epic of Gilgamesh was translated early in the twentieth century from baked clay tablets dug out of the sands of Iraq. Greeted with an enthusiasm that has increased over time, its literary significance is well known. Using a Jungian approach, Julian David considers the Epic's importance for psychology in the way it marks the emergence of the male ego from the mother-world that bore it. He also reflects on the political significance of the arrival of the first kings in a society that had previously managed without them. Finally, he considers its contribution to religion with the arrival of male gods in the pantheon of the Temple, in the first great document of the patriarchy. Therefore, all issues related to Epic of Gilgamesh will be discussed in detail.

Psychic zone is predominant in Gilgamesh's behavior

Views on the origins and meaning of dreams have shifted over the centuries from the revelations of the divine in ancient civilizations to symbolic messages from the unconscious. Sigmund Freud's dream-analysis explicated in his major work “The Interpretation of Dreams” that has undoubtedly had a tremendous influence on modern day dream theory. Freud acquires his modern tone from ancient Greek philosopher's theoretical structures of the mind. Analogous with Aristotle and Plato, Freud followed a dualist approach supporting the idea of psyche to explain the traditional belief which adheres to the mind-body problem. Interwoven through the psychology of Aristotle, Plato, and Freud is the parallel idea of a trinity of souls, Tripartite Mind, theory of the ego, superego, and id. In order to maintain a healthy mind, the three parts of the brain must find a balance which will determine ones actions. Dreams are considered to be a conscious expression of the fulfillment of a particular wish or impulse rooted from early childhood ...