12. Do Hollywood Stars Bring Myth Back to the World?
Explaining Myth - Robert A Segal
Robert A Segal [+]
University of Aberdeen
Sixth Century Chair in Religious Studies
University of Aberdeen
Description
Segal takes the case of Hollywood stars and asks whether they can be taken as gods, in which case the treatment of them--they are “idolized” and “worshiped”--can be said to bring divinity back to the world. Their myths would be their roles in films. He uses child psychiatrist D. W. Winnicott’s idea of make-believe in support of this position.