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Can I read Mother, Madonna, Whore : The Idealization and Denigration of Motherhood on EtoBox?
Mother, Madonna, Whore : The Idealization and Denigration of Motherhood by Estela V. Welldon is a psychology available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mother, Madonna, Whore : The Idealization and Denigration of Motherhood about?
To Freud, female sexuality remained something of a mystery: a riddle and a dark continent. He urged his female colleagues to enlighten him. Many have since done so - and this book is a most vivid and illuminating contribution to the field. The author explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects which women see as their own creations, specifically, their babies. The
Who reads Mother, Madonna, Whore : The Idealization and Denigration of Motherhood?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Estela V. Welldon
- Publisher
- Karnac Books
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780429916342
- Category
- psychology
- Subjects
- Medical, Social Science, Social Sciences
- Updated
- 2026-03-25