book chapter

The eternal ones of the dream: a psychoanalytic interpretation of Australian myth and ritual

International Universities PressNew YorkPublished In 1945 • Pages: xiii, 270 , 4 plates

By: Róheim, Géza.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this book Róheim argues for the psycho-sexual symbolism in myths, churinga, initiation and totemic increase rituals, and the use of blood by citing evidence from several Australian and Oceanic ethnic groups along with clinical dream material and dream associations from these groups and from Europeans.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Personality development
Mythology
Organized ceremonial
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Aranda
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
1996
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Australia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Psychologist
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.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
WAB ; 1950-1956
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Australia
NotesAdditional notes
by Géza R
This document consists of excerpts
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
83672582
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Aranda (Australian people)