[EVA] (ML) German ties to EVA

[David Banuelos]

I read that Hideaki Anno was highly influenced by Carl Gustav Jung and 
Sigmund Freud, both German psychologists. This may account for the German 
references. There is other evidence of this. Many of the titles of the 
soundtrack songs (Separation Anxiety, Mother is the First Other) are quotes 
from Freud's writings. A.T. field stands for "absolute terror" which I 
believe is a Freudian term. And, of course, the great importance of parents 
in the show is very Freudian. Shinji could even be described as having an 
Oedipus complex.

David

At 05:18 AM 2/19/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Does anyone know why Eva has so many german ties, NERV, SEELE, 
>GEHIRN,EVANGELION, and EVA are all german words, NERV means Nerves, SEELE 
>means Soul, GEHIRN means Brain, EVANGELION is a messenger of god, and eva 
>is the german name for Eve. Was thos done in order to make look cool the 
>ways that the Jeudo-Christianitic ties were said to. or is it something else?