Variations on a Theme by Ruth Benedict

Chapters in this book

1. I-XII I
2. Introduction 1
3. PART ONE
4. Variations on a Theme by Ruth Benedict 45
5. The Quest of the Argonauts 59
6. The Archaic Illusion: A Re-examination of Lévi-Strauss' View of the Developing Child 103
7. The Species-Specific Framework of Man and Its Evolution 109
8. The Oedipus Complex and the Bengali Family in India (A Study of Father-Daughter Relations in Bengal) 123
9. PART TWO
10. Researching the Psychology of Culture Change 137
11. Projective Doll Play Reconsidered: The Use of a Group Technique with Rural Mexican Children 163
12. Dreams as Charismatic Significants: Their Bearing on the Rise of New Religious Movements 221
13. Northern Algonkian Cannibalism and Windigo Psychosis 237
14. American Indian "Social Pathology": A Re-examination 249
15. PART THREE
16. Formation of Dominance Hierarchies in Young Children 289
17. Aggression in the !Ko-Bushmen 317
18. Cultural Variability in the Structuring of Violence 333
19. A Consideration of Feud and Conflict in a Mediterranean Island Society 353
20. Culture and the Expression of Emotion 361
21. Strategies for Self-esteem and Prestige in Maradi, Niger Republic 373
22. Fatalism and Type of Information Sensitivity 389
23. PART FOUR
24. The Social Perception of Illness in Some Tunisian Villages 401
25. Culturally Contrasting Therapeutic Systems of the West Sepik: The Lujere 409
26. The Dynamics of Therapy in the Lower Zaire 441
27. Suffering as a Religious Imperative in Afghanistan 465
28. Understanding Ritual Process in the Medical Setting 487
29. Sex, Nature, and Culture in Ponapean Myth 501
30. PART FIVE
31. Mental Configurations: An Approach to Guatemalan Culture Change 509
32. Some Filipino (Cebuano) Social Values and Attitudes Viewed in Relation to Development (A Cebuano Looks at Utang-Na-Loob and Hiyâ) 547
33. Change in Rank and Status in the Polynesian Kingdom of Tonga 559
34. When Brokers Go Broke: Implications of Role Failure in Cultural Brokerage 577
35. PART SIX
36. Psychological Anthropology: Trends, Accomplishments, and Future Tasks 601
37. Biographical Notes 627
38. Index of Names 637
39. Index of Subjects 645