Dionysus, Silenus, and Emotional Intelligence

An Archetypal Perspective

• Author(s): Jason R. Thompson,
• Publisher: Academic Century Press
• Pages: 8
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology , Psychology / Emotions ,

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 Dionysus, Silenus, and Emotional Intelligence explores the relationship between the Greek deity Dionysus and his tutor Silenus, providing an archetypal backdrop for understanding the complex relation between raw bodily emotion (Dionysus) and higher emotional cognition (Silenus).