Mother, madonna, whore : the idealization and denigration of motherhood
Welldon, Estela V
Mother, madonna, whore : the idealization and denigration of motherhood - London : Karnac, 2004. - x, 179 p. ; 23 cm.
Originally published: London : Free Association Books, 1988. this is a 2018 Routledge reprint.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-168) and index.
To Freud, female sexuality remained something of a mystery: a riddle and a dark continent. He urged his female colleagues to enlighten him. Many have since done so - and this book is a most vivid and illuminating contribution to the field. The author explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects which women see as their own creations, specifically, their babies. The potential causes and consequences of these conditions, including maternal and paternal incest and its frequent aftermath, prostitution, are also discussed.
1855753413 9781855753419
Psychosexual disorders.
Mothers
Paraphilias
Child abuse
Mother-child relations
Women
Sexuality
Mind and body
HQ 650.
Mother, madonna, whore : the idealization and denigration of motherhood - London : Karnac, 2004. - x, 179 p. ; 23 cm.
Originally published: London : Free Association Books, 1988. this is a 2018 Routledge reprint.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-168) and index.
To Freud, female sexuality remained something of a mystery: a riddle and a dark continent. He urged his female colleagues to enlighten him. Many have since done so - and this book is a most vivid and illuminating contribution to the field. The author explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects which women see as their own creations, specifically, their babies. The potential causes and consequences of these conditions, including maternal and paternal incest and its frequent aftermath, prostitution, are also discussed.
1855753413 9781855753419
Psychosexual disorders.
Mothers
Paraphilias
Child abuse
Mother-child relations
Women
Sexuality
Mind and body
HQ 650.