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Book SynopsisLinking literature, art, psychology and cultural studies, this work investigates Westerners' attraction to primitive cultures. Torgovnick explores the stories of Jung, Dinesen, O'Keefe and Lawrence and the ways they use the primitive as a medium for soul searching and personal fulfilment.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Pt. I: Men Ch. 1: "What an Ecstasy It Would Have Been!": Gide and Jung in Africa Ch. 2: "Something Stood Still in My Soul": D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico Pt. II: Women Ch. 3: Loving Africa: Memoirs by European Women Ch. 4: Dian Fossey Among the Animals Ch. 5: "The Bones and the Blue": Georgia O'Keeffe and the Female Primitive Pt. III: Trends and Movements Ch. 6: New American Indian/New American White Ch. 7: Of Drums and Men Ch. 8: Medicine Wheels and Spirituality: Primitivism in the New Age Ch. 9: Piercings Conclusion Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
