Contentment and Suffering

Methodological Developments In Psychocultural Anthropology. A Strategy For Psychocultural Research: The Open Interview. An Overview Of Toraja Culture And Society. The Interview Situation. The Respondents Organization And Major Themes. Notes On Translations And Style -- Pt. 1. Basic Psychocultural Orientations. 1. Religious, Moral, And Philosophical Orientations. Spiritual Beings. Village Christianity. Notions Of Fate And Fortune. Notions Of Order And Disorder. The Value Of Social Unity And Interdependency. The Moral Person. 2. Aspects Of Interpersonal Relationships. The Nature And Basis Of Attachments. Focal Relationships. Vertical Versus Horizontal Relationships. Insiders Versus Outsiders. 3. Aspects Of Identity And Self. Collective Identity. Village, Family, And Class Identity. Adult Identity. Religious Affiliation. Gender. Individual Differences And Family Resemblances. Presentation Of Self. Sense Of Vulnerability. Self-assertion. Self-evaluation And Changes In The Self. Identification Of The Self With Others. 4. Mental States And Processes. Notions Of Spirit Or Soul. Dreams And Dreaming. Sense Perception. Thinking And Feeling. Losses And Transformations Of Consciousness. Morality And Conscience -- Pt. 2. Suffering. 5. Prevalent Interpersonal Concerns And Anxieties. Being Robbed. Being Tricked And Deceived. Being Gossiped About And Slandered. Unfaithfulness Of A Spouse. Being The Victim Of Magic. 6. Dysphoria And Disorder. Rumination, Anxiety, And Distress. Somatic Complaints. Disturbing Dreams. Suicide. Mental Disturbances. 7. Coping With Disorder And Dysphoria. Emotion Work. Making Amends. Other Approaches To Healing. 8. Culture And Experience In Toraja -- Appendix: Checklist Of Open Interview Topics. Douglas W. Hollan, Jane C. Wellenkamp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.