Buch, Englisch, 203 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 292 g
Reihe: Lutterworth Press
A Psychoanalytic Study of Multiple Masculinities
Buch, Englisch, 203 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 292 g
Reihe: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 978-0-7188-9414-6
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
An astute exploration of the varieties of masculinity, both historical and contemporary, through the lens of the psychoanalytic concept of sublimation.
Today, diversity of gender and sexuality is beginning to be recognized and celebrated, even while many religious denominations still resist these cultural changes. The Gift of Sublimation offers pastoral interpretations of these social shifts in the light of psychological principles, and argues that there is, historically, not only one view of masculinity but multiple conceptions. This discussion covers topics as diverse as the moral disapproval of masturbation; the efforts of some churches to convince homosexual men to adopt a heterosexual orientation; the dynamics of male envy of female longevity; the homosexual tendencies of King James I of England and VI of Scotland; and biblical portraits of God's body, gender, and sexuality. Nathan Carlin and Donald Capps make special use of the psychoanalytic concept of sublimation: the redirection of sexual desires that are considered unacceptable or unworthy towards interests and aspirations that are considered acceptable and worthy. While the use of psychoanalytic hermeneutics here is likely to raise various red flags for potential religious readers, especially for those who have been informed that Sigmund Freud was hostile towards religion, this book presents a rather different view, focussing on religious sublimation.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1 - The Liberating Effects of Sublimation
1 Freud's Idea of Sublimation
2 King James and the Sublimation of Aggression
3 Methuselah and the Sublimation of Envy
Part 2 - Moral, Sexual, and Religious Issues
4 Masturbation, Homosexuality, and Moral Disapproval
5 Eleven Gay Men: A Case of Unexceptional Sublimation
6 God's Gender Confusion and Sexuality in the Church
Bibliography
Index
