The People of Alor: A Social-Psychological Study of an East Indian Island
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Book: Fair
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Pages: Good
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A landmark achievement in the field of psychological anthropology, exploring the intricate relationship between individual personality and cultural structure. The People of Alor remains one of the most significant ethnographic studies of the 20th century, providing a meticulous, holistic account of life on the Indonesian island of Alor. Cora Du Bois, utilizing a sophisticated multi-disciplinary approach, documents the daily experiences, familial structures, and social hierarchies of the Alorese people, offering a nuanced analysis of how cultural traditions shape the psychological development of the individual. Beyond its descriptive ethnography, the book is noted for its collaborative rigor, incorporating clinical analyses of life history documents by psychiatrist Abram Kardiner and Rorschach test interpretations by Emil Oberholzer. This interdisciplinary framework established new standards for the study of "culture and personality," making it an essential text for understanding the evolution of anthropological methodologies during the mid-century period. For scholars and collectors of academic history, this volume provides an enduring example of how cross-disciplinary inquiry can illuminate the complex, often unseen threads that bind the individual to their social world.
Author: Cora Du Bois (with analyses by Abram Kardiner and Emil Oberholzer)
Format: Paperback
Genre: Psychology
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark achievement in the field of psychological anthropology, exploring the intricate relationship between individual personality and cultural structure. The People of Alor remains one of the most significant ethnographic studies of the 20th century, providing a meticulous, holistic account of life on the Indonesian island of Alor. Cora Du Bois, utilizing a sophisticated multi-disciplinary approach, documents the daily experiences, familial structures, and social hierarchies of the Alorese people, offering a nuanced analysis of how cultural traditions shape the psychological development of the individual. Beyond its descriptive ethnography, the book is noted for its collaborative rigor, incorporating clinical analyses of life history documents by psychiatrist Abram Kardiner and Rorschach test interpretations by Emil Oberholzer. This interdisciplinary framework established new standards for the study of "culture and personality," making it an essential text for understanding the evolution of anthropological methodologies during the mid-century period. For scholars and collectors of academic history, this volume provides an enduring example of how cross-disciplinary inquiry can illuminate the complex, often unseen threads that bind the individual to their social world.