essay

A rejoinder to Edmund Leach

interpretation of ritual: essays in honour of a. i. richards • [London] • Published In 1972 • Pages: 277-282

By: Bott, Elizabeth.

Abstract

This source is a critique of Leach's evaluation of Bott's analysis of the Tongan kava ceremony (documents 82: Leach and 81:Bott), with which Bott is in substantial disagreement, though she points out his structuralist methodology is no more falsifiable or objective than is her psychoanalytical approach. She also discusses structuralist analysis and compares it to functional and psychoanalytic interpretations.

HRAF PubDate

2006

Region

Oceania

Sub Region

Polynesia

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Types

Ethnologist

Psychoanalyst

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Martin J. Malone; 1978

Field Date

no date

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

Tonga

Notes

Elizabeth Bott

LCCN

72179016

LCSH

Tongans