Oedipus ubiquitous : the family complex in world folk literature
Is the "Oedipus complex" universal? This book examines the controversial question in light of its collection of 139 family complex folktales from every world cultural area and every level of social complexity, the largest such collection ever made.
Print Book, English, ©1996
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., ©1996
Fictional Work
xv, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780804725767, 9780804725774, 0804725764, 0804725772
33132701
pt. I. Analysis
Ch. 1. Introduction
Ch. 2. A Brief History of Research on Family-Complex Tales
Ch. 3. The Evidence from World Folk Literature
Ch. 4. The Theory of the Family Complex in Folk Literature
Ch. 5. Conclusion
pt. II. The Folktales
Europe and Euro-America
Middle East and Africa
South and East Asia
Oceania
Native North America
Native South America