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Written in 1913 by the original editors of Imago, this monograph takes up the application of psychoanalysis to various sectors of the humanities. The investigation of myths is most thoroughly treated. Myths are seen as parallel structures to dreams in which incestuous and homicidal material is admissible to waking consciousness because of the recognition of its fantasy character. While myths are distorted and reworked through the years, late versions may be similar to early