Summary of Sigmund Freud's Totem and Taboo

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The Australian aborigines are a distinct race that shows neither physical nor linguistic relationship with their nearest neighbors, the Melanesian, Polynesian, and Malayan peoples. They do not build houses or permanent shelters, and they keep no domesticated animals except the dog. They live entirely on the flesh of animals and roots. #2 The Australian system of Totemism is based on the relation between a trib