Perversion : the erotic form of hatred /
The main contention is that in perversion the main clinical factor is hostility. It combines with sexual desire to produce the various forms that perversion can take on. Stoller shows that the perverse scene aims not only at denying castration, but also at securing a more solid basis for a jeopardiz...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Karnac Books,
1986.
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| Series: | Maresfield library.
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| Online Access: | Full text (Emerson users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (NECO users only) Full text (MCPHS users only) Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | The main contention is that in perversion the main clinical factor is hostility. It combines with sexual desire to produce the various forms that perversion can take on. Stoller shows that the perverse scene aims not only at denying castration, but also at securing a more solid basis for a jeopardized sexual identity. Risk, vengeance and trauma are some of the ideas that the author discusses while building up his argument. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 281 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429478215 0429478216 9781849400404 1849400407 |