LEADER 04376oam 2200769M 450 001 9910811157503321 005 20211215042345.0 010 $a0-429-92261-2 010 $a0-429-90838-5 010 $a0-429-48361-9 010 $a1-282-90093-5 010 $a9786612900938 010 $a1-84940-368-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780429483615 035 $a(CKB)2670000000054916 035 $a(EBL)690263 035 $a(OCoLC)694146836 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000488131 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12193902 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488131 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10447100 035 $a(PQKB)11587468 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC690263 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL690263 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10428116 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL290093 035 $a(OCoLC)1029482559 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1029482559 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9780429483615 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000054916 100 $a20180323d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Undead Mother /$fChristina Wieland 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cTaylor and Francis,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-367-32903-4 311 $a1-85575-913-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index. 327 $aCOVER; 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 327 $aBibliographyIndex 330 2 $a"'A state of mourning is something that the late Twentieth Century has been uniquely unable to achieve. A culture based on the interchangeability of products and people, and a throw-away culture, is not conducive to mourning ... Inanimate objects have replaced human ideals. A culture of 'virtual reality' which finds it difficult to distinguish between the living and the inanimate has been created - a culture of the undead. This culture is not grounded on human relationships but in the destruction of them.'In this book, Christina Wieland offers the reader a far-reaching and devastating critique of masculinity, femininity and contemporary culture. Drawing inspiration from the work of Melanie Klein, the author demonstrates how the Western psyche is based upon denial of the power of the mother, and the elevation of the father into the repressive, authoritarian figure. This act of universal matricide has wrought havoc throughout Western culture. As Weiland graphically illustrates, both women and men are denied the opportunity to mourn their separation from their mother, but must contend instead with the guilt that surrounds her murder, and the ever-present terror of her vengeful return - as 'the undead mother'. Re-appraising masculinity and femininity, the author re-visits a wide and fascinating range of myths, fairytales and stories. Her critique casts new light on the writings of Freud, Kelin, Kristeva and Irigaray. Her vivid presentations of clinical material also show how the undead mother makes her presence felt in the consulting room, and the steps which can be taken towards more genuine, reparative mourning."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aFemininity 606 $aMasculinity 606 $aParricide$xPsychological aspects 606 $aGender identity 606 $aMother and child 615 0$aFemininity. 615 0$aMasculinity. 615 0$aParricide$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aGender identity. 615 0$aMother and child. 676 $a150 676 $a155.33 676 $a300 700 $aWieland$b Christina$01713653 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811157503321 996 $aThe Undead Mother$94106790 997 $aUNINA