Castration
An Abbreviated History of Western Manhood
by Gary Taylor
307 pages· 2002· ISBN 9780415938815
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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.
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