In Praise of the Whip
Subtitle: By Niklaus Largier; Translated by Graham Harman
Publisher: Zone Books
Published: December 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9781890951665
Subjects: Human Sexuality; Psychology
Description: "In Praise of the Whip: A Cultural History of Arousal is a new history of voluntary flagellation in Europe, from its invention in medieval religious devotion to its use in the modern pornographic imagination. Working with a wide range of religious, literary, and medical texts and images, Niklaus Largier explores the emotional and sensual, religious and erotic excitement of the whip, a crucial instrument of stimulation in devotional and sexual practices."--Jacket.