TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taylor,Gary
TI  - Castration: an abbreviated history of western manhood 
SN  - 0415938813
AV  - BF175.5.C37 T39 2000
U1  - 155.332 TA.C 2002 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Castration anxiety
KW  - Castration
KW  - Masculinity
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Men
KW  - Psychology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; What Does Manhood Mean? --; Contest of Texts: Christianity, Freudianity, Humanism --; Contest of Males: The Power of Eunuchs --; Contest of Organs: Genital Plural --; Contest of Gods: Dream Divination --; Contest of Reproductions: The Rise of the Penis, the Fall of the Scrotum --; Contest of Genders: Castrating Women --; Contest of Races: Castrated White Men --; Contest of Kinds: Confusing Categories --; Contest of Signs: Branded and Domesticated Male Animals --; Contest of Times: What Would Jesus Do? --; Future of Man
N2  - This work looks at the West's fascination with, and misunderstanding of, castrated males, focusing on three key periods: the Early Church, the Early Modern, and the 20th century, where, Taylor argues, Freud got it wrong
ER  -