Tahitians: Mind and Experience in the Society Islands.

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The book builds on seminal work in person‑centered anthropology, comparative psychology, and social history, documenting the inner life of Tahitians and highlighting the interaction between private and public worlds. The study is an ethnography examining private, culturally organized behavior to illuminate interactions among historical, cultural, and personal spheres. The work offers a unique contribution to anthropological literature. No additional information provided.

Abstract

seminal work in several fields-person-centered anthropology, comparative psychology, and social history-documents the inner life of the with sensitivity and insight. At the same time Levy reveals the ways in which private and public worlds interact. Tahitians is an ethnography focused on private but culturally organized behavior resulting in a wealth of material for the understanding of the interaction among historical, cultural, and personal spheres. This is a unique addition to anthropological literature. . . No review could substitute for reading it.-Margaret Mead, American Anthropologist