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Psychopathia Sexualis

by Richard von Krafft-Ebing

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Reading Psychopathia Sexualis is a fascinating experience – the sheer multitude of forms human sexuality can assume is at once wonderful and grotesque. But aside from the obvious entertainment value of such a work, I was moved by an unexpected feeling of profound pity for Krafft-Ebing's unfortunate subjects, inescapably trapped in an age almost completely intolerant of any deviancy from 'normal' heterosexuality. This was undeniably an important work when first published, yet equally undeniable is its continuing relevance today – these 'sexual deviants' still exist, shamefully hiding their bizarre fetishes from a more tolerant yet ever-ridiculing society. Although Krafft-Ebing's explanations may now be outdated, his willingness to simply acknowledge and attempt to understand deviant sexual phenomena is laudable.
1 vote benjamin7857 | Feb 1, 2013 |
Yet another fine example of how humans have long been deviant, that sexual fetish and anything beyond the missionary position for procreation is not a product of modern society. This will help you realize that everything is "normal". ( )
  Sovranty | Jul 2, 2010 |
Gorgeous accounts of the long train-wreck of the human soul. The thinking person's "Cops". ( )
3 vote benwaugh | Feb 7, 2007 |
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Haag, Ernest van denIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wedeck, Harry ETranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 155970425X, Paperback)

Controversial for decades, now finally back in print, this classic 19th-century work on so-called sexual deviation is the pioneering collection of case studies that cataloged and defined "perversion"--from fetishism to incest to homosexuality and much more. Informative and entertaining, PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS is considered one of the most important documents in humankind's modern efforts to understand itself.

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