Figures of Liminality and Transgressors of Limits and Borders: the Trickster, the Uncanny, and the Spiritus Mercurius. A Dialogue between Anthropology, Cultural Psychology and Psychoanalysis.
Integrative psychological & behavioral science February 3, 2026 Raffaele De Luca Picione, Angelo Maria De Fortuna, Lorenzo Curti et al. 1 citation
The article explores the Trickster as a symbol of liminality, transgression, and creativity, analyzing its characteristics through mythology, folklore, and literature. The Trickster (a prankster and a "boundary-crosser") embodies ambiguity, deception, and hidden wisdom, operating at the intersection of order and disorder, of sacred and profane. Through myths such as that of Hermes, as well as...