Cultural complexes in Australia : placing psyche /
"Placing Psyche is the first in a series of books that will explore the notion of cultural complexes in a variety of settings around the world. The continent of Australia is the focus of this inaugural volume in which the contributors elucidate how the unique geography and peoples of Australia...
| Uniform Title: | Placing psyche. |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2024.
|
| Series: | The cultural complex series
|
| Subjects: |
| Summary: | "Placing Psyche is the first in a series of books that will explore the notion of cultural complexes in a variety of settings around the world. The continent of Australia is the focus of this inaugural volume in which the contributors elucidate how the unique geography and peoples of Australia interact and interpenetrate to create the particular "mindscapes" of the Australian psyche. While the cultural complexes of Australia are explored with a keen eye to the specificity of place, history, context, and content, at the same time it becomes obvious that these cultural complexes emerge out of an archetypal background that is not just Australian but global. This volume shows how cultural complex theory itself mediates between the particularity of place and the universality of archetypal patterns"-- |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 270 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781032509990 1032509996 9781032510033 103251003X |