The universal refusal :: a psychoanalytic exploration of the feminine sphere and its repudiation /

Freud spoke of the "repudiation of femininity" as being an "underlying bedrock", part of the "enigma" of sexuality. The enigma is not so much the refusal of the feminine dimension as such; it has more to do with rejecting its erotic and genital aspects, as well as its c...

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Main Author: Schaeffer, Jacqueline
Other Authors: Alcorn, David (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Karnac Books, 2011.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Freud spoke of the "repudiation of femininity" as being an "underlying bedrock", part of the "enigma" of sexuality. The enigma is not so much the refusal of the feminine dimension as such; it has more to do with rejecting its erotic and genital aspects, as well as its creation through sexual ecstatic pleasure. Equality between the sexes is a legitimate demand in the political, social and economic spheres, but forming a masculine-feminine relationship as a couple is a creation of the mind, exalting the acknowledgement of the otherness which is part of the difference between the sexes. There is
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 264 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index.
ISBN:9781849408929
1849408920
1283118580
9781283118583

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