The Book
In this newly revised and updated edition,
Lindholm provides a comprehensive introduction
to psychological anthropology, deftly tracing the
growth of the field, introducing the key theorists,
and covering a broad range of contemporary
topics such as identity, emotions, symbolic
systems, and the psychology of groups.
Lindholm provides a comprehensive introduction
to psychological anthropology, deftly tracing the
growth of the field, introducing the key theorists,
and covering a broad range of contemporary
topics such as identity, emotions, symbolic
systems, and the psychology of groups.
Additional Information
Subject | Anthropology |
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Pages | 480 |
Imprint | Oneworld Academic |
Reviews
"This is a thorough, meaningful and grounded introduction to our discipline. It will certainly be required reading in my courses."
Table of Contents
Part 1INTRODUCTION
1. Who Am I? The Search for the Self 3
Part 2
CULTURE AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
2. The Discovery of the Individual 19
3. Authenticity and Its Vicissitudes 42
Part 3
THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF PERSONAL BEING
4. How "Other" Is the Other? 73
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5. The Psychoanalysis of Culture 112
6. Quandaries and Alternatives 139
7. Creativity and Alterity 168
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Part 4
PROBLEMS AND SOME SOLUTIONS
8. Dialectics of Self and Other 205
9. The Thinking Animal 235
10. Feeling and Being 266
11. Outsiders and Charismatics 296
Part 5
APPLICATIONS
12. Love and Culture 333
13. Being an American 366
BIBLIOGRAPHY 399
INDEX 429