The Return of the Gods – Retrieving the Archetype Concept in Sociological Thinking

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  • Domenico Secondulfo Università di Verona

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https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v16i15%20(S).1045

Abstract

This essay aims to investigate the various meanings of archetype and the criticisms of its use in scientific analysis, putting forward a proposal for its use in the socio-anthropological analysis of social culture.

 

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13.03.2026

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Secondulfo, D. (2026). The Return of the Gods – Retrieving the Archetype Concept in Sociological Thinking. Italian Sociological Review, 16(15(S), 223. https://doi.org/10.13136/isr.v16i15 (S).1045

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Vol. 16 No. 15(S) (2026): The Retrieval of the Concept of Archetype as an Heuristic Tool for the Sociology of the Imaginary

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