The Original Sin: Incest and Its Meaning

by William Arens

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The subject of incest has been recognized by many masters of the natural and social sciences, including Darwin, Freud, Frazer, Durkheim, and Marx. For Freud, incest was a historical or contemporary fantasy rather than a reality; for the others, the origin of the incest taboo, rather than incest itself, was the focus of considerable attention. Arguing against the conventional view--that the incest taboo developed in response to the act of incest--The...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195037545

ISBN13:9780195037548

Release Date:October 1986

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:204 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 8.5"

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