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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