Good fish get dull but sex is always fun. So say the Mehinaku people of Brazil. But Thomas Gregor shows that sex brings a supreme ambiguity to the villagers' lives. In their elaborate rituals?especially those practiced by the men in their secret societies?the Mehinaku give expression to a system of symbols reminiscent of psychosexual neuroses identified by Freud: castration anxiety, Oedipal conflict, fantasies of loss of strength through sex, and a host of others. If we look carefully, writes Gregor, we will see reflections of our own sexual nature in the life ways of an Amazonian people. The book is illustrated with Mehinaku drawings of ritual texts and myths, as well as with photographs of the villagers taking part in both everyday and ceremonial activities.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-13
9780226307435
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96198445
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Biological Psychology
Author
Thomas Gregor
Publication Name
Anxious Pleasures: the Sexual Lives of an Amazonian People
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Zoology, Anthropology
Publication Year
1987
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
231 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
166mm
Item Weight
378g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Thomas Gregor
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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