Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISBN 13 | 9781405105767 |
ISBN 10 | 1405105763 |
Book Subtitle | A Reader On Self In Culture |
Book Description | Psychological Anthropology: A Reader in Self inCulture presents a selection of readings from recent andclassical literature with a rich diversity of insights into theindividual and society. * Presents the latest psychological research from a variety ofglobal cultures * Sheds new light on historical continuities in psychologicalanthropology * Explores the cultural relativity of emotional experience andmoral concepts among diverse peoples, the Freudian influence andrecent psychoanalytic trends in anthropology * Addresses childhood and the acquisition of culture, anethnographic focus on the self as portrayed in ritual and healing,and how psychological anthropology illuminates social change |
Language | English |
Author | Robert A. Levine |
Edition Number | 1st Edition |
Publication Date | 7-Feb-16 |
Number of Pages | 408 |
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