| Description |
1 online resource (251 pages) |
| Contents |
COVER; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Introduction; Chapter 1 Clytemnestra and Count Dracula; Chapter 2 Matricide and the Oedipus Complex; Chapter 3 Masculinity and Matricide; Chapter 4 Masculinity, Femininity, and the Death Instinct; Chapter 5 Freud and Femininity; Chapter 6 Mothers and Daughters; Chapter 7 Matricide and the Mother-Daughter Relationship; Chapter 8 The Father-Daughter Romance; Chapter 9 Beauty and the Beast: the Father-Daughter Relationship; Chapter 10 Aggression and Femininity; Chapter 11 Two Women in the Consulting-Room; Chapter 12 The Search for an Alternative Space; Notes |
| Summary |
Wieland argues that the Western psyche is based upon denial of the power of the mother. Through clinical material and re-readings of myths, fairytales, and other cultural artefacts, she demonstrates how this act of universal matricide has wrought havoc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
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| SUBJECT |
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 fast |
| Subject |
Femininity.
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Masculinity.
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Parricide -- Psychological aspects
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Gender identity.
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Mother and child.
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sex role.
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Femininity
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Gender identity
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Masculinity
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Mother and child
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781849403689 |
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1849403686 |
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9781900877237 |
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1900877236 |
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1855759136 |
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9781855759138 |
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