Author: Géza Róheim
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Category : Aboriginal Australians
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Part 1; Analysis of dreams recounted by 6 Aranda, Pindupi and Kutaka/Luritja informants on various themes; magic assault (description of pointing the bone), homosexuality, sadism, polygamy, jealousy and reconciliation, Oedipus complex, sexual repression; Part 2; Collection of 129 tukurpu/altjira folk tales and myths from Luritja and Aranda sources; tales centre on the theme of growing-up - overcoming superhuman beings, monsters, demons and cannibals.