Sacrifice in its archaic essence
Journal: PSIHOLOGÌÂ Ì SUSPÌLʹSTVO
Year: 2019

The article reveals the influence of archaisms on the motivational potential of psyche. The article proves that among different archaisms (the Oedipus complex, guilt, slaveholding / slaveconquerness etc) sacrifice (self-sacrifice) plays a synthesizing role. There are some grounds to state the interconnection of all these categories with the Oedipus complex, finding its display in the universality of the image: “guilty without guilt” (Jesus Christ). Like Jesus Christ Oedipus turned to be an innoc