1st Edition

Sex and Religion Two Texts of Early Feminist Psychoanalysis

By Lou Andreas-Salome Copyright 2016
118 Pages
by Routledge

118 Pages
by Routledge

As a psychoanalyst and author, Lou Andreas-Salome traverses the mystery of sexuality in much of her work. This book, comprised of two texts originally written for adolescents, uniquely explores sexual education and the collision of sexuality and religion across the lifespan. The first piece, "Three Letters to a Young Boy" (1917), is a psychoanalytic fairy tale. The letters offer an interesting... Read more

Introduction
Matthew Del Nevo and Gary Winship

Lou Andreas-Salome: Three Letters to a Young Boy
Translated by Maike Oergel

1 Weihnachtsmarchen: Christmas Fairy Tale
2 Answer to a Question
3 Geleitwort: A Few Words to Send You on Your Journey

The Devil and His Grandmother
Translated by Kristine Jennings

Act One: The Devil and the Poor Little Soul
Act Two: The Devil with the Child
Act Three: The Devil and His Accomplices
Act Four: The Scream
Act Five: The Devil's Visit with His Grandmother
Act Six: Devil's Death
Epilogue

Note on the Translation

Biography

Andreas-Salome, Lou