Cultuur & Lichaam

"I was deeply impressed by this book. It is a fresh and original analysis of cultural psychology – there is nothing like this on the market ... the argument is so clear and the material so well constructed that one can't help but argue with the authors at the same time as one is urging them on. In one fell swoop they take on the trend to evolutionary psychology, the worst of social psychology, integrate little known facts with the better known, make a plea for the centrality of the body and a practice orientation to psychology, explain religious tolerance and intolerance, add aging to the mix, and come out with a coherent picture of the relation between culture and psychology. Brilliant really."
—Professor Henderikus Stam, University of Calgary

"The book is, in one word, a gem.... Compared to the many books in the cultural studies field this book reaches far deeper and higher."
—Tom ter Bogt, professor Music and Youth Culture, Utrecht University

"The book is written in a lively, stimulating, provocative style. It draws on a wide variety of disciplines apart from psychology (sociology, anthropology, history, religious studies, philosophy, etc.) – as indeed any good book about 'culture' should. Indeed, this multidisciplinary perspective is perhaps the book's main strength."
—David Ingleby, Professor of Intercultural Psychology, Utrecht University

"This book presents both an innovative theoretical account of the persistence of behavioural patterns, and an intriguing and detailed analysis of five central areas of cultural problem-solving. Both theory and empirical analysis are coherent and consistent, and complicated issues usually are clarified by many well chosen examples, that can easily be related to current cultural themes and debates. Moreover, the book is written in a fluent style."
—Ruud Abma, Professor of Social Science, Utrecht University

Voorwoord 3

Inleiding 5

Deel I Cultuurpsychologie 9

1 Een psychologische analyse van cultuur 11

2 Cultuurtheorie in de maak 23

3 Een psychologisch perspectief op cultuur 55

Deel II Beschavingsgeschiedenis 97

4 Een korte geschiedsanalyse 99

5 Radicale verlichting en archaïsche globalisering 119

6 De beschavingsarbeid van de islam 145

7 Een seculier beschavingsoffensief in het Westen 159

Deel III Vijf domeinen 173

8 Vreemd tegenover eigen. Het passen en meten van culturen 175

9 Mannen en vrouwen. De culturele vormgeving aan seks en gender 203

10 Hoog tegenover laag. Status, klasse en sociale achterstand 227

11 Jongeren tegenover volwassenen. Een optimale balans van liefde en stimulering 243

12 Gelovig versus ongelovig. Religie als menselijke orde 265

Epiloog 287

Eindnoten 297

Bibliografisch essay 301

Dankwoord 329

Zakenregister 331

Personenregister 337