Tuesday 23 August 2011

Catharsis Definition


Catharsis was introduced by Aristotle meaning the process of relieving strong feelings eg through  drama or other artistic activities, targeting provision of relief from anger or suffering.
eg: Actor's or artist's state of mind may go thru catharsis while they're on the set shooting a emotionally intense movie after a break up in private life.
In psychology, catharsis is the rearticulation and reconfiguration of desires and passions into a new ideological/philosophical framework: the achievement of a new, revolutionary formation of desire (Gramscian theory)

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