Totem And Taboo
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (936 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072N2W9NL |
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| Number of Pages | : | 420 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is a collection of four essays first published in the journal "Imago" (1912-13), employing the application of psychoanalysis to the fields of archaeology, anthropology, and the study of religion. "Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics" is a book by Sigmund Freud, published in German in 1913. The four essays are entitled: "The Horror of Incest"; "Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence"; "Animism, Magic and the Omnipotence of Thoughts" and "The Return of Totemism in Childhood".
wish there was more on the pyschological reasons for totem and taboo So he talks about totemism and taboo while saying straight out that he has no idea where they actually come from, so this is simply his theories based off other researchers at the time. He says totemism is basically a clan of people worshiping an animal and thinking they get traits from it etc. but doesn't go into much detail as to the pyschological reasons why the primative people did this. He goes in to talk about how taboos were made around the totem animal because the primal people thought that they were protected by said animal, and didnt want h. 4 essays on psychology and anthropology. frumiousb Totem and Taboo was originally published (from 1912-1913) in the journal Imago as four essays. These essays are "The Horror of Incest", "Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence", "Animism, Magic and the Omnipotence of Thoughts", and "The Return of Totemism in Childhood".I am neither a psychologist nor a trained anthropologist. I came to this book after reading Frazer's The Golden Bough-- a friend of my suggested that it made a good counterpoint, both in terms of period and subject. As a lay person, I found it clear and interesting to read. I have enough fami. essays on psychology and anthropology. Totem and Taboo was originally published (from 1912-1913) in the journal Imago as four essays. These essays are "The Horror of Incest", "Taboo and Emotional Ambivalence", "Animism, Magic and the Omnipotence of Thoughts", and "The Return of Totemism in Childhood".I am neither a psychologist nor a trained anthropologist. I came to this book after reading Frazer's The Golden Bough-- a friend of my suggested that it made a good counterpoint, both in terms of period and subject. As a lay person, I found it clear and interesting to read. I have enough fami. "Five Stars" according to Mrk. everything that had to be said and written is right herea MUST