primal horde

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Definition of primal horde in English English dictionary

In Freudian psychoanalysis, an archetypal cathexis of the sons usurping their father's hierarchical position; the basis of the Oedipus complex, and sometimes resulting in totemism

Freud's analyses from his 1913 Totem and taboo, of how the primal horde of rebellious sons overcame the patriarchal father and set up public totems and taboos as means to eternalize their resultant guilt.

Related Terms

primal hordes

plural form of primal horde

Hyphenation

pri·mal horde

Turkish pronunciation

praymıl hôrd

Pronunciation

/ˈprīməl ˈhôrd/ /ˈpraɪməl ˈhɔːrd/