An Approach of the Agrarian Ceremony of the Harvest Garland in the Light of the Individuating Process
An Approach of the Agrarian Ceremony of the Harvest Garland in the Light of the Individuating Process

Summary/Abstract: For C. G. Jung, the individuation is the individual’s formation process as psychological unit. The individuation process responds to a natural necessity and unfolds for the purposes of human evolution. The individuating-type essential experiences are communicated in humankind’s cultural productions. The operationalization of the individuation concept provides a tool for interpreting cultural productions in functionalist terms. Investigated in this way, the agrarian ceremony of the harvest Garland in Ţara Oltului, Romania, unveils its mandalic and balancing signification.

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