Book
Myth in primitive psychology
W. W. Norton & Co. • New York • Published In 1926 • Pages:
By: Malinowski, Bronislaw.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Malinowski examines the function of myth among the Trobrianders in this monograph. The role of myth in sanctioning the existing socio-political structure is discussed. The relationship of magic to insecurity is examined in detail. In short, Malinowski relates myth and magic to the social, political, and economic structure of the Trobriand Islands.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Trobriands
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Melanesia
- 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
- Arthur Fields
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1914-1920
- 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)
- Papua New Guinea
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Bronislaw Malinowski
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Trobriand Islanders