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This volume provides an integrative theory firmly grounded in current psychology of the self, and offers a fresh, compelling account of one of psychology's most enigmatic behavior patterns. Professor Baumeister provides comprehensive coverage of historical and cross-cultural theories and empirical data on masochism and presents recent, original data drawn from a large data set of anonymous masochistic scripts of fantasies and favorite experiences. Drawn from the latest social psychological research and theories, Professor Baumeister returns the emphasis to the original and proto-typical form of masochism -- sexual masochism - - and explains these phenomena as a means of releasing the individual from the burden of self-awareness. It is the first volume to present a psychological theory compatible with the mounting evidence that most masochists are not mentally ill nor does masochism derives from sadism. Instead, Professor Baumeister finds that masochism emerges as an escapist response to the problematic nature of selfhood and he attempts to foster an understanding of sexual masochism that emphasizes both "escape from self" and "construction of meaning" hypotheses. The book is directed at all those interested in the self and identity in paradoxical behavior patterns and in the construction of meaning, presenting specific clinical recommendations.

Combining precise clinical descriptions with a wealth of cultural and mythic evidence, this book offers a radically new theory of masochism. Lyn Cowan, a practicing Jungian analyst, regards masochism as a manifestation of the "religious instinct." In a clear and straightforward style, Cowan stresses the symptoms of masochism, which range from the kinkiest of sexual aberrations to the covert pleasure felt in the minor hurts and humiliations of ordinary life. The author reads these symptoms both as signs of an actual sickness and as stirrings of the collective psyche. Included is a thorough discussion of the clinical literature - Krafft-Ebing, Freud, etc. - as well as cultural case studies, the Flagellants of medieval times. Through Cowan's careful research, masochism emerges as a preparation for death, a strange necessity of the psyche that can lead the reader deeper into the pleasure and pain of his or her own wounds and vulnerabilities, there to discover the germ of genuine individuality.

In his stunning essay, Coldness and Cruelty, Gilles Deleuze provides a rigorous and informed philosophical examination of the work of the late 19th-century German novelist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Deleuze's essay, certainly the most profound study yet produced on the relations between sadism and masochism, seeks to develop and explain Masoch's "peculiar way of 'desexualizing' love while at the same time sexualizing the entire history of humanity." He shows that masochism is something far more subtle and complex than the enjoyment of pain, that masochism has nothing to do with sadism; their worlds do not communicate, just as the genius of those who created them - Masoch and Sade - lie stylistically, philosophically, and politically poles a part. Venus in Furs, the most famous of all of Masoch's novels was written in 1870 and belongs to an unfinished cycle of works that Masoch entitled The Heritage of Cain. The cycle was to treat a series of themes including love, war, and death. The present work is about love. Although the entire constellation of symbols that has come to characterize the masochistic syndrome can be found here - fetishes, whips, disguises, fur-clad women, contracts, humiliations, punishment, and always the volatile presence of a terrible coldness - these do not eclipse the singular power of Masoch's eroticism.

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In his stunning essay, Coldness and Cruelty, Gilles Deleuze provides a rigorous and informed philosophical examination of the work of the late 19th-century German novelist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Deleuze's essay, certainly the most profound study yet produced on the relations between sadism and masochism, seeks to develop and explain Masoch's "peculiar way of 'desexualizing' love while at the same time sexualizing the entire history of humanity." He shows that masochism is something far more subtle and complex than the enjoyment of pain, that masochism has nothing to do with sadism; their worlds do not communicate, just as the genius of those who created them - Masoch and Sade - lie stylistically, philosophically, and politically poles a part. Venus in Furs, the most famous of all of Masoch's novels was written in 1870 and belongs to an unfinished cycle of works that Masoch entitled The Heritage of Cain. The cycle was to treat a series of themes including love, war, and death. The present work is about love. Although the entire constellation of symbols that has come to characterize the masochistic syndrome can be found here - fetishes, whips, disguises, fur-clad women, contracts, humiliations, punishment, and always the volatile presence of a terrible coldness - these do not eclipse the singular power of Masoch's eroticism.

How does the male masochist provide a metaphor for modern and postmodern power? Through a study of the representations of masochism in literature, psychopathology, philosophy, and cultural theory, Mansfield challenges our fundamental assumptions about masculine power in the postmodern era, arguing that masculine power has become masochistic. In the later twentieth century, the author argues, power presents itself as powerlessness but this deconstruction of traditional masculine authority does not result in a diminution of power. This provocative account traces masochism through the writings of Krafft-Ebing, Sacher-Masoch, Freud, Sartre, Proust, Genet, and Foucault.

Here is a new edition of a readable book on the psychology of masochism and how it is connected to religious feeling and depth. What are the true spiritual and psychological pleasures of shame, pain, humiliation, and submission? Are the secrets of these pleasures contained in the clinical literature—Krafft-Ebing, Freud, Jung, or Murray? Are the pathologies of masochism inherent in the religious belief in Dionysus, Lord of Souls, Lord of the Dead, and Jesus Christ? Cowan presents answers to these questions in a book as surprising, profound, and pleasurable.

How does the male masochist provide a metaphor for modern and postmodern power? Through a study of the representations of masochism in literature, psychopathology, philosophy, and cultural theory, Mansfield challenges our fundamental assumptions about masculine power in the postmodern era, arguing that masculine power has become masochistic. In the later twentieth century, the author argues, power presents itself as powerlessness but this deconstruction of traditional masculine authority does not result in a diminution of power. This provocative account traces masochism through the writings of Krafft-Ebing, Sacher-Masoch, Freud, Sartre, Proust, Genet, and Foucault.

Combining precise clinical descriptions with a wealth of cultural and mythic evidence, this book offers a radically new theory of masochism. Lyn Cowan, a practicing Jungian analyst, regards masochism as a manifestation of the "religious instinct." In a clear and straightforward style, Cowan stresses the symptoms of masochism, which range from the kinkiest of sexual aberrations to the covert pleasure felt in the minor hurts and humiliations of ordinary life. The author reads these symptoms both as signs of an actual sickness and as stirrings of the collective psyche. Included is a thorough discussion of the clinical literature - Krafft-Ebing, Freud, etc. - as well as cultural case studies, the Flagellants of medieval times. Through Cowan's careful research, masochism emerges as a preparation for death, a strange necessity of the psyche that can lead the reader deeper into the pleasure and pain of his or her own wounds and vulnerabilities, there to discover the germ of genuine individuality.

In his stunning essay, Coldness and Cruelty, Gilles Deleuze provides a rigorous and informed philosophical examination of the work of the late 19th-century German novelist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Deleuze's essay, certainly the most profound study yet produced on the relations between sadism and masochism, seeks to develop and explain Masoch's "peculiar way of 'desexualizing' love while at the same time sexualizing the entire history of humanity." He shows that masochism is something far more subtle and complex than the enjoyment of pain, that masochism has nothing to do with sadism; their worlds do not communicate, just as the genius of those who created them - Masoch and Sade - lie stylistically, philosophically, and politically poles a part. Venus in Furs, the most famous of all of Masoch's novels was written in 1870 and belongs to an unfinished cycle of works that Masoch entitled The Heritage of Cain. The cycle was to treat a series of themes including love, war, and death. The present work is about love. Although the entire constellation of symbols that has come to characterize the masochistic syndrome can be found here - fetishes, whips, disguises, fur-clad women, contracts, humiliations, punishment, and always the volatile presence of a terrible coldness - these do not eclipse the singular power of Masoch's eroticism.

Here is a new edition of a readable book on the psychology of masochism and how it is connected to religious feeling and depth. What are the true spiritual and psychological pleasures of shame, pain, humiliation, and submission? Are the secrets of these pleasures contained in the clinical literature—Krafft-Ebing, Freud, Jung, or Murray? Are the pathologies of masochism inherent in the religious belief in Dionysus, Lord of Souls, Lord of the Dead, and Jesus Christ? Cowan presents answers to these questions in a book as surprising, profound, and pleasurable.

This volume provides an integrative theory firmly grounded in current psychology of the self, and offers a fresh, compelling account of one of psychology's most enigmatic behavior patterns. Professor Baumeister provides comprehensive coverage of historical and cross-cultural theories and empirical data on masochism and presents recent, original data drawn from a large data set of anonymous masochistic scripts of fantasies and favorite experiences. Drawn from the latest social psychological research and theories, Professor Baumeister returns the emphasis to the original and proto-typical form of masochism -- sexual masochism - - and explains these phenomena as a means of releasing the individual from the burden of self-awareness. It is the first volume to present a psychological theory compatible with the mounting evidence that most masochists are not mentally ill nor does masochism derives from sadism. Instead, Professor Baumeister finds that masochism emerges as an escapist response to the problematic nature of selfhood and he attempts to foster an understanding of sexual masochism that emphasizes both "escape from self" and "construction of meaning" hypotheses. The book is directed at all those interested in the self and identity in paradoxical behavior patterns and in the construction of meaning, presenting specific clinical recommendations.

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In this provocative expose, Anita Phillips intelligently rescues masochism from the clinical discourses that have named it a pathological sickness and returns it to a context of diverse human experience and artistic expression. What emerges is a fresh and fascinating modern view of longing, curiosity, and eroticism.

In this companion book to her animated feature film, Seder-Masochism, Nina Paley invites the Great Mother to a stuffy American Passover Seder. The resulting radical feminist commentary is biting, but the real stars are the illustrations. Defying the Second Commandment, these graven images will entertain and delight idolaters, pagans, gentiles, and - who knows? - maybe even some Jews.

This is volume I of “Sadism And Masochism”, a 1929 work by Wilhelm Stekel that explores the psychology of sadomasochism and related subjects. Wilhelm Stekel (1868 – 1940) was an Austrian physician and psychologist, as well as one of Freud’s earliest followers. Other notable works by this author include: “The Interpretation of Dreams” (1943), “The Technique of Analytical Psychotherapy” (1950), and “Impotence in the Male” (1927). Contents include: “The Polyphony of Thought”, “The Psychology of Hatred and of Cruelty”, “The Theory of the Resistance”, “The Definition of Sadism and Masochism”, “Relation of Sadomasochism to Homosexuality”, “Sadomasochism and Infantilism”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Glossy cover has only minor wear. Inscription signed by author. A few pages with penciled brackets and margin notes, otherwise, pages are very clean. Ships fast from Northern California.

First Edition (1979) , so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows a tiny stray pencil mark at the upper fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showinga single unobtrusive imperfection. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows a small scar and patch of faint scuffing (perhaps from the removal of a price sticker) at the upper corner of the front panel; a small scuffed area at the lower backstrip, where perhaps a price tag has been removed; the price is intact, but the lower corner of the inside front flap has nevertheless been clipped. No longer 'As New', but not far from it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.75 x 0.85 inches) . Includes Extensive References. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Hardback with DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 157 pages