The Windigo Psychosis: Psychodynamic, Cultural, and Social Factors in Aberrant Behavior
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas H. Hay
American Anthropologist, vol. 73, no. 1, New Series, February 1971, pp. 1-19
Description
Argues that the disorder, which is unique to northern Algonkians, is due to emphasis on following inner promptings, absence of cultural alternatives and interactions with other bands known for cannibalism.