1001 Nights with Animus

This paper provides a Jungian interpretation of the frame story 1001 Nights . Using psychodynamic approach, key characters in are considered as different pieces female psyche during journey individuation. reveals story's hidden content about inner enemies psyche, such tyrannical animus that feeds from an oppressive environment. With happy ending represents union ego and animus, highlights path to women's empowerment social harmony involves facing outer demons. The essay also argues with its emphasis on freedoms source individual peace, captures Zeitgeist period which it emerged, namely 9th-century Abbasid rule, particularly under reign Caliph al-Mamun.