Figures of Liminality and Transgressors of Limits and Borders: the Trickster, the Uncanny, and the Spiritus Mercurius. A Dialogue between Anthropology, Cultural Psychology and Psychoanalysis | Synapse
March 3, 2026
Figures of Liminality and Transgressors of Limits and Borders: the Trickster, the Uncanny, and the Spiritus Mercurius. A Dialogue between Anthropology, Cultural Psychology and Psychoanalysis
Key Points
Transgression of borders highlights the role of the trickster in cultural narratives and psychology.
The concept of liminality reveals deep psychological insights into identity and cultural experience.
Psychoanalytic perspectives provide a framework to understand the uncanny in human behavior.
Dialogues among disciplines may enable richer interpretations of complex cultural phenomena.