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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I. Analysis: 1. Introduction; 2. A brief history of research on family-complex tales; 3. The evidence from world folk literature; 4. The theory of the family complex in folk literature; 5. Conclusion; Part II. The Folktales: 1. Europe and Euro-America; 2. Middle East and Africa; 3. South and East Asia; 4. Oceania; 5. Native North America; 6. Native South America.