1st Edition
The Anatomy of the Clitoris Reflections on the Theory of Female Sexuality
Introduction
1 Womankind through history
2 The anatomy of the clitoris: a re - interpretation
3 The historical development of the psychoanalytic theory of female sexuality (1897 – 2000)
4 The anatomy of the clitoris: a psychic representation
The implications of the re – interpretation of the anatomy of the clitoris for clinical practice and psychoanalytic theory:
5 Bisexuality: the universal phenomenon
6 Motherhood: the fundamental aim
7 Femininity: the key to the box
8 Aggression: and the female form
9 Recent developments in the literature
Afterthoughts
Biography
Dr Anne Zachary is a member of the British Psychoanalytic Society and fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She has had a thriving psychoanalytic practice for nearly 30 years.
‘Anne Zachary draws on a rich mix of history, biology, psychoanalytic theory, and a wealth of clinical experience in her study of female sexuality. She questions widely held beliefs about the female body, and suggests that a re-interpretation of the form and functions of female genitalia has important implications for how we can understand women’s social and sexual identities and experiences.’-Renée Danziger, fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society
