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Book SynopsisThe only Freudian to have been originally trained in folklore and the first psychoanalytic anthropologist to carry out fieldwork, Gza Rcheim (1891-1953) contributed substantially to the worldwide study of cultures. This work presents essays written by him between 1922 and 1953, that are among Rcheim's most significant published writings.
Trade Review"For those who have not previously read Róheim and who have at least an open mind on the possibility of applying psychoanalytic theory to folklore, you have an exciting intellectual treat in store for you. Once having read Róheim, you will never be able to look at folklore again as you did before exposure to these remarkable essays."
—Alan Dundes, from the IntroductionTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionCh. 1Psychoanalysis and the Folktale3Ch. 2The Significance of Stepping Over11Ch. 3Magic and Theft in European Folklore19Ch. 4Myth and Folktale29Ch. 5Saint Agatha and the Tuesday Woman43Ch. 6The Story of the Light That Disappeared59Ch. 7The Thread of Life87Ch. 8The Bear in the Haunted Mill103Ch. 9Culture Hero and Trickster in North American Mythology115Ch. 10Tom, Tit, Tot123Ch. 11Fire in the Dragon129Ch. 12Mythology of Arnhem Land139Ch. 13Fairy Tale and Dream147Ch. 14The Wolf and the Seven Kids161Ch. 15Hansel and Gretel167Ch. 16The Language of Birds171Ch. 17Dame Holle: Dream and Folktale (Grimm No. 24)181Index193
