Seminar
Training + DiplomaThe Psychological Meaning of Ritual
- 16 Sep 2026
- 13:00–14:45
- ISAP Zürich
- Autumn Semester 2026
- Seminar
We will explore the ethnological and psychological meaning of ritual as exemplified by the women's Dionysian Initiation Chamber of Pompeii. This seminar will examine the plates from the Villa of Mysteries in Pompeii, as illuminated by Linda Fierz-David and Nor Hall. We will apply the archetype of the way (Neumann), rites of passage (van Gennep), and initiation (Eliade).
About the Speaker
Judith Savage
DPsy
Judith A Savage, completed her MSW in 1972. From 1972-1979 she was a Family therapist for the Hennepin County Domestic Relations Division where she actively worked developing family mediation and educational programs regarding divorce. She was a founding member of the Consortium for Battered Women which opened the first women’s shelter in Minnesota. In 1979 …