Papers, ca. 1929-ca. 1953.

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Papers, ca. 1929-ca. 1953.

Drafts of writings and research materials, including transcriptions of dreams and stories of Australian aborigines, and a notebook containing a vocabulary of the Normanby Islanders.

.8 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

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Muensterberger, Werner

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Róheim, Géza, 1891-1953

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Hungarian anthropologist, a pioneer in applying psychoanalytic techniques to the study of cultures. His "ontogenetic theory of culture" is considered a major contribution. Born in Budapest in 1891, educated in Hungary and Germany. Studied psychoanalytic theory under Sandor Ferendzi. Served as the first professor of anthropology at the Univ. of Budapest, 1919-1938. Conducted field work in Australia, Melanesia, and Arizona from 1929 to 1931. Emigrated to the United States in 1938 and opened a priv...