Oedipus in the Trobriands

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Health & Well Being, Psychology
Cover of the book Oedipus in the Trobriands by Melford E. Spiro, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Melford E. Spiro ISBN: 9781351502474
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 12, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Melford E. Spiro
ISBN: 9781351502474
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 12, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Spiro challenges the argument of Bronislaw Malinowski that the matrilineal society of the Trobriand Islands produced a psychological constellation -- a matrilineal complex -- different from Freud's Oedipus complex and the generalization regarding the restrictive provenance of the Oepidus complex to which it gave rise. Spiro undertakes a reanalysis of Malinowski's data and shows that there is enough to suggest the presence of a strong Oedipus complex.

Melford E. Spiro is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, where he founded the Anthropology Department in 1968. His other works include Gender and Culture, Oedipus in the Trobriands, and Culture and Human Nature.

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Spiro challenges the argument of Bronislaw Malinowski that the matrilineal society of the Trobriand Islands produced a psychological constellation -- a matrilineal complex -- different from Freud's Oedipus complex and the generalization regarding the restrictive provenance of the Oepidus complex to which it gave rise. Spiro undertakes a reanalysis of Malinowski's data and shows that there is enough to suggest the presence of a strong Oedipus complex.

Melford E. Spiro is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of California, San Diego, where he founded the Anthropology Department in 1968. His other works include Gender and Culture, Oedipus in the Trobriands, and Culture and Human Nature.

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