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The Jungian concept of archetypes when aligned with a developmental perspective provides an important analytical tool. It allows many terrorist acts to be read as capture by the archetype of the Terrible Father as a rebellion against the anima archetype of civilization.
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Harris, R. The Blood Brotherhoods. J Adult Dev 14, 112–121 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-007-9011-x
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