Book
Folk psychology of the Javanese of Ponorogo
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1982 • Pages:
By: Weiss, Jerome.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
“Behavior that is usual for an actor is explicable in terms of personality structures and biological makeup; and behavior that is unusual is explicable in terms of factors that are external to personality, biological makeup, and normal ego-consciousness. However, external factors cannot influence an actor’s behavior unless he is weak, spiritually or mentally, or possess no Javanese science that he can put into practice.” This statement briefly summarizes the position of J. Weiss as he concludes an intensive analysis of folk psychology of Javanese in the town of Ponorogo. His study includes an investigation of behavior and personality as Javanese concepts; structure and formation of the biological base (of the Javanese concept of personality); knowledge, science and power: Javanese epistemology; mental states; Javanese folk psychiatry; personality diagnosis; ideal and deviant behavior. Weiss also includes an index containing a summary of Javanese notions and customs regarding death and afterwards. Pp. 634-638 have been retyped by HRAF because of mechanical problems.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Ethnopsychology
- Ethnophysiology
- Eschatology
- Ethnoanatomy
- Ethnosociology
- Drama
- Personal names
- Asceticism
- Revelation and divination
- Magicians and diviners
- Vocabulary
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Javanese
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Del Childs ; 1982
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1972-1973
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- city of Ponorogo in east Central Java; village 16 km. southeast of Ponorogo, Java, Indonesia
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Jerome Weiss
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 1978
- UM 78-1571
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Javanese (Indonesian people)