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Overview
Divided into three parts, the volume begins by defining and analyzing the concept of romantic love and interdisciplinary approach to its study in cultural context. Part II traces the origin and evolution of romantic love both in various places throughout the world and various time periods throughout history. Part III presents the revolutionary expansion of romantic love ideas and practices in the late 20th and early 21st centuries in various parts of the world, focusing particularly on the development of romantic love as a cultural ideal of the modern cultures. Finally, the book concludes by summarizing the major achievements in this field of study and predicts future development. A timely and thoughtful addition to the literature, Romantic Love in Cultural Contexts delivers thought-provoking insights to researchers in relationship scholarship, sociology, anthropology, and cultural studies, and all those interested in the universal human concept of love.
Overall I find Dr. Victor Karandashev is an excellent and fine scholar who has a firm grasp of both the fundamental principles of cross-cultural research and of anthropology. In our increasingly connected world Romantic Love in Cultural Contexts updates and adds to the descriptions and explanations of similarities and differences in romantic love across generations and cultures. Romantic love encompasses the life span, rather than being a phenomenon largely confined to youthful years. The topic of this project concerns the deepest of our sentiments and pervades life from birth to death. This book contributes to better knowledge of this phenomenon across generations.
Félix Neto
(Professor of Psychology)
Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783319426815 |
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Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Publication date: | 12/24/2016 |
Edition description: | 1st ed. 2017 |
Pages: | 305 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) |
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Elaine HatfieldPart I. Romantic love: Conceptualizations and approaches
Chapter 1. The concept of romantic love
Chapter 2. Cultural and interdisciplinary approaches to romantic love
Part II. Historical and cultural perspectives on romantic love
Chapter 3. The Ancients Were Open to Love
Chapter 4. Love in the Pre-Medieval and Medieval Era
Chapter 5. Further Developments of Romantic Love in the 16th through 19th Centuries
Chapter 6. Love during the 19th and early 20th Centuries
Part III. Modern Love Around the World
Chapter 7. Love in Modern America and Europe
Chapter 8. Romantic Love in the Arab World
Chapter 9. Love in South Asia
Chapter 10. Love in Latin America
Chapter 11. Love in Modern Australia and among the Indigenous People of Australia, Polynesia, and Southeast Asia
Chapter 12. Marriage and Love in Africa in the 20th Century
Chapter 13. Romantic Love in ChinaChapter 14 Romantic love and culture: Reviewing past and looking forward
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