A Point, A Process, A Meaning : A Psycho-Semiotic Inquiry into the Sorcerer's 3rd Point of Reference and Numeric Indices in Carlos Castaneda's "The Power of Silence" (1987)

A Point, A Process, A Meaning A Psycho-Semiotic Inquiry into the Sorcerer's 3rd Point of Reference and Numeric Indices in Carlos Castaneda's "The Power of Silence" (1987)

This thesis reinterprets Carlos Castaneda’s Teachings of don Juan saga (focusing on vol. 8). Castaneda is considered as both at once; the infamous academic hoaxer and a “sham-man bearing gifts.” From this point of view, readers are invited to engage in a game of uncovering meaning and distinguishing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Solimeis, Helmi
Other Authors: Humanistis-yhteiskuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Musiikin, taiteen ja kulttuurin tutkimuksen laitos, Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2024
Subjects:
Roland Barthes
Carlos Castaneda
Julia Kristeva
New Age fiction
New Age philosophy
non-fiction
narrative
narrativity
neo-shamanism
poetic logic
spiritual self-help
the 3rd meaning
the 3rd process
Kirjallisuus
Literature
304
poststrukturalismi
postmodernismi
uususkonnollisuus
kirjallisuuskritiikki
autofiktio
semiotiikka
kirjallisuudentutkimus
narratologia
kielifilosofia
myytit
psykoanalyysi
numerologia
narratiivisuus
post-structuralism
postmodernism
new religious movements
literary criticism
autofiction
semiotics
literary research
narratology
philosophy of language
myths
psychoanalysis
numerology
Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96139

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