"For those who have not previously read Róheim and who have at least an open mind on the possibility of applying psychoanalytic theory to folklore, you have an exciting intellectual treat in store for you. Once having read Róheim, you will never be able to look at folklore again as you did before exposure to these remarkable essays."<b>—Alan Dundes, from the Introduction</b>

The only Freudian to have been originally trained in folklore and the first psychoanalytic anthropologist to carry out fieldwork, Gza Rcheim (1891-1953) contributed substantially to the worldwide study of cultures. Combining a global perspective with encyclopedic knowledge of ethnographic sources, this Hungarian analyst demonstrates the validity of Freudian theory in both Western and non-Western settings. These seventeen essays, written between 1922 and 1953, are among Rcheim's most significant published writings and are collected here for the first time to introduce a new generation of readers to his unique interpretations of myths, folktales, and legends. From Australian aboriginal mythology to Native American trickster tales, from the Grimm folktale canon to Hungarian folk belief, Rcheim explores a wide range of issues, such as the relationship of dreams to folklore and the primacy of infantile conditioning in the formation of adult fantasy. An introduction by folklorist Alan Dundes describes Rcheim's career, and each essay is prefaced by a brief consideration of its intellectual and bibliographical context.
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The only Freudian to have been originally trained in folklore and the first psychoanalytic anthropologist to carry out fieldwork, Gza Rcheim (1891-1953) contributed substantially to the worldwide study of cultures. This work presents essays written by him between 1922 and 1953, that are among Rcheim's most significant published writings.
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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionCh. 1Psychoanalysis and the Folktale3Ch. 2The Significance of Stepping Over11Ch. 3Magic and Theft in European Folklore19Ch. 4Myth and Folktale29Ch. 5Saint Agatha and the Tuesday Woman43Ch. 6The Story of the Light That Disappeared59Ch. 7The Thread of Life87Ch. 8The Bear in the Haunted Mill103Ch. 9Culture Hero and Trickster in North American Mythology115Ch. 10Tom, Tit, Tot123Ch. 11Fire in the Dragon129Ch. 12Mythology of Arnhem Land139Ch. 13Fairy Tale and Dream147Ch. 14The Wolf and the Seven Kids161Ch. 15Hansel and Gretel167Ch. 16The Language of Birds171Ch. 17Dame Holle: Dream and Folktale (Grimm No. 24)181Index193
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"For those who have not previously read Róheim and who have at least an open mind on the possibility of applying psychoanalytic theory to folklore, you have an exciting intellectual treat in store for you. Once having read Róheim, you will never be able to look at folklore again as you did before exposure to these remarkable essays."—Alan Dundes, from the Introduction
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For those who have not previously read Roheim and who have at least an open mind on the possibility of applying psychoanalytic theory to folklore, you have an exciting intellectual treat in store for you. Once having read Roheim, you will never be able to look at folklore again as you did before exposure to these remarkable essays. -- Alan Dundes, from the Introduction
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ISBN
9780691028682
Publisert
1992-07-15
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Princeton University Press
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312 gr
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229 mm
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152 mm
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P, U, 06, 05
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Engelsk
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224

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