Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The cultural complex in the psyche of the group; The cultural complex and archetypal defenses of the group spirit: Baby Zeus, Elian Gonzales, Constantine's Sword, and other holy wars (with special attention to ̃the axis of evil̃); Malinchismo: betraying one's own; A long weekend: Alice Springs, Central Australia; The foot-race for a prize; When a religious archetype becomes a cultural complex: Puritanism in America
Summary
Based on Jung's theory of complexes, this book offers a new perspective on conflicts between groups and cultures, demonstrating how the effects of cultural complexes can be felt in the behaviour of disenfranchised groups across the world
