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In praise of the whip

Author: Niklaus Largier
Publisher: New York : Zone Books ; Cambridge, Mass. : Distributed by the MIT Press, 2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The emotional and sensual, religious and erotic excitement of the whip, a crucial instrument of stimulation in devotional and sexual practices, as seen in religious, literary, and medical texts and  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Niklaus Largier
ISBN: 9781890951658 189095165X 1890951668 9781890951665
OCLC Number: 65207157
Language Note: Translated from the German.
Notes: Translation of: Lob der Peitsche.
Description: 526 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Other Titles: Lob der Peitsche.
Responsibility: Niklaus Largier ; translated by Graham Harman.
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"... In Praise of the Whip remains an intelligent and thoughtful work that shows great understanding of the role of flagellation in religious and sexual contexts. This is a work that escapes from Read more...

 
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