Author: Endleman, Robert
Title: Love and Sex in Twelve Cultures
Description: New York, Psyche Press, 1989. Hardcover. Burgundy boards with gilt spine lettering; white dj with burgundy and black illustration, mylar cover; 141 pp. Demostrates that the association of love and sexual activity is unknown to most cultures of the world. Examines the following societies: Northern Athabascan Indians, Apaches, Mohave, Hehinaku, Kagwahiv, Normanby Islanders, Sambia and Gebusi of New Guinea, Mangaians, Turu, the people of Lusaka and Zambia, the Anyi of the Ivory Coast. Contents: Introduction -- Northern Athabaskan Indians of Alaska -- Apaches of the Southwest -- Mohave Indians of Arizona -- Mehinaku of the Amazon -- Kagwahiv of the Amazon -- Normanby Islanders of Melanesia -- "Sambia" of New Guinea -- Gebusi of New Guinea -- Mangaians of Polynesia -- Turu of Tanzania -- The people of Lusaka, Zambia -- Anyi of the Ivory Coast -- Discussion -- Contradictory evidence -- Implications: relation to psychoanalytic and other discussions of love -- Universals and varieties -- Comparisons within our own society -- Conclusion. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Light shelfwear to boards, block, dj. Pages are otherwise very clean and clear.) .

Keywords: Misc ; Psychology; Sex Customs ; ;