Shaman or Showman? The Myths of Jim Morrison From an Aesthetic Anthropological Perspective

• Authors: Richard Papp

Abstracts

EN

The study deals with the concepts of Jim Morrison’s art from the perspective of Jim Morrison’s myth especially his “self-made shamanism”. Jim Morrison created a “personal shamanism” that basically determined his art and image. The study explores how and why Jim Morrison created his own myth and built shamanistic elements in his songs, poems, and performances. Besides, the paper touches on the connections and between Jim Morrison’s ideas and show business. Whit this in mind, the study brings up examples of the “Jim Morrison myth” after his death and tries to place this myth in the meanings of modernity’s mythology.

Keywords

EN

Jim Morrison; The Doors; art; modern myths; shamanism; show business; rock music

• Publisher: AGH University of Science and Technology
• Journal: Studia Humanistyczne AGH
• Year: 2022
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 75-87

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

author

Richard Papp

• Department of Cultural Anthropology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Hungary

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7494/human.2022.21.1.75

Biblioteka Nauki

2154941