Reinterpreting Freud from a Modern Psychoanalytic Anthropological Perspective (Mellen Studies in Anthropology, V. 8)

Forsyth (anthropology, Colorado State U.-Pueblo) takes an interdisciplinary approach to oedipal fantasy to help clarify and resolve some of the major issues currently at play in psychoanalytic anthropology. At the very least, he hopes to put the burden of argument on those who deny that oedipal dynamics are important aspects of human life everywhere and at all times. He covers the psychoanalytic approach, non-psychoanalytic support for fantasy, the sociocultural mode, the evolutionary mode, and fantasy as an adaptation. He appends critiques of other scientists and summaries of some major concepts. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)