The Cultural Context of Emotion: Folk Psychology in West Sumatra

by Karl G. Heider

Book Overview

Describing the second stage of Karl G. Heider's exploration of emotion as understood by the Minangkabau - a matrilineal, Moslem society of West Sumatra, Indonesia - this book uses semi-structured interviews with focus groups and individuals to allow emotions to lead us into the broader realm of Minangkabau folk psychology. Minangkabau have long been considered the intellectuals of Indonesia, and not surprisingly turn out to be deeply concerned with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230115241
• ISBN13: 9780230115248
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"