Saint Nicholas: A psychoanalytic study of his history and myth

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Contents List of Legends Preface to the Original Edition Preface to the English Edition 1. The St.Nicholas Celebrations and their Origin A Vital Piece of Folklore The 'Mythological' Concept and the Fertility Motif Short History of the Church Cult Legends and Patronates The Development of Customs According to Meisen Criticism and Evaluation 2. Psychoanalytic Interpretation The Psychoanalytic Approach Eros and Psyche Images and Symbolism in Unconscious Expression: 1. Freud Images and Symbolism in Unconscious Expression: 2. Jung Multiple Meaning and Its Problems Differentiation and Ambiguity Biopsychological Prototypes 3. Aspects of the Nicolaus Figure Nicolaus and the Family The Symbolism of Conception and Birth in the Legends The Evil Will and the Good Creation Byzantine Backgrounds The Story of the Three Generals (Praxis de Stratelatis) Nikolaos and Artemis St. Nicholas and the Sailors The Medieval Patron Enduring Aspects of the Nicolaus Figure Appendix Notes Bibliography List of Illustrations