Archetypal Images of Mother, Father and Family as the Foundation of the Phenomenon of Patriotism

Aim. Consider the images of mother, father and family as integral components of the syncretic dual image of the Motherland / Fatherland.

Methodology. To study this issue, general and specific scientific methods are used including deduction and induction, analysis, synthesis, generalization, philosophical and historical analysis, and hermeneutics.

Results. The work updates the idea of the importance of the basic archetype images of Mother, Father and Family for the development of the phenomenon of patriotism.

Research implications. The results of the study prove that patriotism is a complex cultural and historical phenomenon, the development of which began in prehistoric times and continues to this day. At the same time, the archetypal images underlying it not only do not lose their significance, but, on the contrary, strengthen it.

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