Psychological Anthropology (World Anthropology)

The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon. General Editor’s Preface Introduction PART ONE Variations on a Theme by Ruth Benedict The Quest of the Argonauts The Archaic Illusion: A Re-examination of Lévi-Strauss’ View of the Developing Child The Species-Specific Framework of Man and Its Evolution The Oedipus Complex and the Bengali Family in India (A Study of Father-Daughter Relations in Bengal) PART TWO Researching the Psychology of Culture Change Projective Doll Play Reconsidered: The Use of a Group Technique with Rural Mexican Children Dreams as Charismatic Significants: Their Bearing on the Rise of New Religious Movements Northern Algonkian Cannibalism and Windigo Psychosis American Indian “Social Pathology”: A Re-examination PART THREE Formation of Dominance Hierarchies in Young Children Aggression in the !Ko-Bushmen Cultural Variability in the Structuring of Violence A Consideration of Feud and Conflict in a Mediterranean Island Society Culture and the Expression of Emotion Strategies for Self-esteem and Prestige in Maradi, Niger Republic Fatalism and Type of Information Sensitivity PART FOUR The Social Perception of Illness in Some Tunisian Villages Culturally Contrasting Therapeutic Systems of the West Sepik: The Lujere The Dynamics of Therapy in the Lower Zaire Suffering as a Religious Imperative in Afghanistan Understanding Ritual Process in the Medical Setting Sex, Nature, and Culture in Ponapean Myth PART FIVE Mental Configurations: An Approach to Guatemalan Culture Change Some Filipino (Cebuano) Social Values and Attitudes Viewed in Relation to Development (A Cebuano Looks at Utang-Na-Loob and Hiyâ) Change in Rank and Status in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga When Brokers Go Broke: Implications of Role Failure in Cultural Brokerage PART SIX Psychological Anthropology: Trends, Accomplishments, and Future Tasks Biographical Notes Index of Names Index of Subjects