Anxieties of the Castrator
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3333552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Devereux (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 279-297 |
| Publication date | 1982-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-2131 • E-ISSN: 1548-1352 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/eth.1982.10.3.02a00040 |
| OpenAlex | W1972462924 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The purpose of this study is to describe and to define the anxieties of the castrator, which are the symmetrical opposite of castration anxieties, and induce the castrator to expose himself to retaliation. The fact that the castrator's anxieties have been neglected in psychoanalytic literature is nearly incomprehensible. Though I do not think that any professional castrator of human beings was ever analyzed, the reactions of fathers who caused their sons to be circumcised as well as my clinical data concerning a gelder of stallions and bulls (Devereux 1969) do provide adequate clues to the anxieties of real castrators
Historical and Scientific Studies · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2019 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |