Paul Radin Bücher

Tells the stories of Greek Leftists as paradigmatic figures of abjection, given that between 1929 and 1974 tens of thousands of Greek dissidents were detained and tortured in prisons, places of exile, and concentration and rehabilitation camps. This volume presents the history of how Greek Left was constituted by Greek state as a zone of danger.

This collection focuses on republishing classic works from the early 1900s and earlier, which are now rare and costly. The aim is to provide affordable, high-quality modern editions that preserve the original text and artwork, making these literary treasures accessible to a wider audience.

»Die individualpsychologische Forschung erstrebt eine Vertiefung der Menschenkenntnis, die nur zu holen ist aus dem Verständnis der Stellung des Individuums zu seiner sozial bestimmten Aufgabe. Nur die Bewegungslinie, in der sich die soziale Aktivität einer Persönlichkeit darstellen und empfinden läßt, gibt uns Aufschluß über den Grad der Verschmelzung eines Menschen mit den Forderungen des Lebens, der Mitmenschen, des Weltalls. Sie gibt uns auch Aufschluß über den Charakter, über den Elan, über sein körperlich-geistiges Wollen. Sie läßt sich zurückverfolgen bis zu ihren Ursprüngen in der Zeit der Ichfindung und zeigt uns dort, in der frühesten Position des Menschenkindes, die ersten Widerstände der Außenwelt und die Form und Kraft des Wollens und der Versuche, sie zu überwinden, In diesen frühesten Kindheitstagen schafft sich das Kind irrend und unverständig seine Schablone, sein Ziel und Vorbild und den Lebensplan, dem es wissend-unwissend folgt. Vorbildlich werden ihm dabei alle Erfolgsmöglichkeiten und die Beispiele anderer Überwinder. Den Rahmen gibt ihm die umgebende Kultur.« Alfred Adler

"Primitive Man as Philosopher is influential anthropologist and ethnologist Paul Radin's enduringly relevant survey of an array of aboriginal cultures and belief systems, including those of the Winnebago, Oglala Sioux, Maori, Banda, the Buin of Melanesia, Tahitian, Hawaiian, Zuni, and Ewe. Radin examines the conditioning of thought and religion practiced among the members of each society and the freedom of individuals to deviate from the group and to affect change. Written in a straightforward, almost conversational style, Radin's discourse is rooted in firsthand accounts. He allows his subjects to speak for themselves by quoting extensively from interviews (many of which he conducted in the course of his own fieldwork), and includes a veritable anthology of poems and songs from the varied traditions. Radin, known in his field for his honesty and integrity, offers brilliant interpretations of myth and symbolism in his exploration of their deeper meanings in each culture. Readers both in and out of the field will appreciate the rich and varied insights of this classic of anthropology. Celebrated anthropologist Neni Panourgiá; provides a new introduction to this landmark and pioneering work"-- Provided by publisher

The myth of the Trickster--ambiguous creator and destroyer, cheater and cheated, subhuman and superhuman--is one of the earliest and most universal expressions of mankind. Nowhere does it survive in more starkly archaic form than in the voraciously uninhibited episodes of the Winnebago Trickster Cycle, recorded here in full. Anthropological and psychological analyses by Radin, Kerenyi, and Jung reveal the Trickster as filling a twofold role: on the one hand he is an archetypal psychic structure" that harks back to "an absolutely undifferentiated human consciousness, corresponding to a psyche that has hardly left the animal level" *Jung); on the other hand, his myth is a present-day outlet for the most unashamed and liberating satire of the onerous obligations of social order, religion, and ritual.Cover illustration by Susana Krause

A representative collection of eighty-one myths and folktales chosen from the oral tradition of the peoples of Africa south of the Sahara. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.