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Sex and repression in an Irish folk communityessay 1971 • Messenger, John C. (John Cowan)
Rural Irish • Europe > British Isles
This is a detailed psycho-social analysis of the manifestations, historical causes, inculcation, and historical and cultural implications of sexual repression in an isolated Aran Island community. A brief culture historical summary is presented as an...Inis BeagBook 1969 • Messenger, John C. (John Cowan) et al.
Rural Irish • Europe > British Isles
This is a detailed ethnographic analysis of the culture and social structure of an isolated Aran Island community, interwoven with historic documentation and prehistoric reconstructions. Contemporary observations are contrasted with nativistic and pr...