Symbolic wounds
puberty rites and the envious male
New, rev. ed
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Author
Publication
1962 - Collier Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
48,500 words, Guess
Page Count
194 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL38594365M
- OCLC Control Number566503
- Library of Congress Control Number61018552
Classifications
- LCCGN483 .B4 1962
Description
Bettelheim presents an account of his examination of initiation rites in present-day pre-literate societies and suggests that circumcision and related rituals may be the expression of male fascination with, and jealousy of, female sex apparatus and function. Broadly evaluating prevailing notions regarding puberty rites, Bettelheim describes ceremonies among different tribes--such as ritual subincision among the Arunta, transvestism among the African Changa, and many other customs--and also relates many myths that accompany the rituals.
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- Symbolic wounds: puberty rites and the envious male
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