An acceptable abnormality? : Freud and the riddle of fetishism / Ednei Soares

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soares, Ednei, author.

Series:

Figures of the unconscious ; 24.

Figures of the unconscious ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fetishism, Psychiatric.

Fetishism (Sexual behavior).

Psychoanalysis.

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.

Binet, Alfred, 1857-1911.

Medical Subjects:

Fetishism, Psychiatric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2026]

Summary:

"Long regarded as a marginal phenomenon, fetishism reshaped the foundations of psychoanalysis. By tracing the evolution of Freud’s thinking on fetishism — from his early pathologisation to his later understanding of it as a source of sexual and psychic meaning — this book reveals how his attention to fetishism compelled him to rethink desire, object‑choice, and the roots of inner conflict. In this book, Ednei Soares, drawing on the influence of Alfred Binet, early neuropathology, and later debates in Lacanian theory, as well as feminist, queer, and trans theory, explains why fetishism became central to discussions that shape gender studies today and contemporary reflections on identity. An Acceptable Abnormality? invites readers to view fetishism not as a curious anomaly but as a powerful lens through which we can understand how desire takes form. This compelling book opens new ways of thinking about human sexuality, making it essential reading for specialists while remaining accessible to a broad audience"-- JSTOR

Contents:

Freud and his forebears : Binet and Krafft-Ebing

The neurotic “negative” : Freud’s early perversion theory

The initial confrontation : fetishism in Freud’s three essays and early revisions (1905–8)

Deepening the riddle : fetishism, trauma, and the Oedipus complex (1909–20)

Freud’s late works on fetishism

“Fetishism” and Freud’s riddle in Jacques Lacan’s work

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed July 16, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Soares, Ednei Acceptable abnormality?

ISBN:

9789461667939

9461667930

9789461667946

9461667949

OCLC:

1603019524

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license