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The Undead Mother / / Christina Wieland



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Autore: Wieland Christina Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Undead Mother / / Christina Wieland Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Taylor and Francis, , 2018
Edizione: First edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
Disciplina: 150
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Soggetto topico: Femininity
Masculinity
Parricide - Psychological aspects
Gender identity
Mother and child
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-244) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
BibliographyIndex
Sommario/riassunto: "'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.
Titolo autorizzato: The Undead Mother  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-429-92261-2
0-429-90838-5
0-429-48361-9
1-282-90093-5
9786612900938
1-84940-368-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785233803321
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