Lost Goddesses: A Kaleidoscope on Porn

Author:   Giorgio Tricarico
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781782205326


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   31 December 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Lost Goddesses: A Kaleidoscope on Porn


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Porn is a complex symbol of our current world, and a shining example of the 'Shadow' of the Western culture. While many books essentially show its negative sides, the risks of addiction, the danger of damaging the relationship between sexes, and so on, this work focuses on porn as a phenomenon of our times, exploring its several colours, and trying to capture its inner logic and essence.Despite its pervasive ubiquity in the internet and in the lives of many, porn is apparently the ultimate taboo in the consulting room: in fact, very rarely does a patient mention something detailed about his or her use of porn. In parallel with its growing presence, the last forty years have witnessed a significant growth of publications about porn. Most of these essentially show porn's negative sides, while a minority of books try to emphasize its positive role in the subversion of the dominant values. The present work aims at deepening some aspects of internet porn from the perspective of Analytical Psychology, seeing it as symbol of the complexity of the human psyche, emerged in a specific moment of the history of consciousness. Porn is put in relation with technology, with consumerism, with our neglecting the body, with the dictatorship of the image, with the individual and the collective shadow, and with the unconscious nostalgia of the sacred and the divine. Lost Goddesses is not only addressed to psychotherapists, but to anyone interested in understanding porn as a phenomenon of the society of technology, its inner logic, and its multiple layers and connections.

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Author:   Giorgio Tricarico
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Karnac Books
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9781782205326


ISBN 10:   1782205322
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   31 December 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Porn and technology 2. Porn and Phantoms 3. Porn and seduction 4. Porn and the roses of Kenya 5. Porn and no limit 6. Porn and Shadow 7. Porn and as if 8. Porn and divinity 9. Porn and lost goddesses

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Giorgio Tricarico is a clinical psychologist and a Jungian analyst, and a member of the International Association for Analytical Psychology. He has worked with adult patients since 1998, and has given several lectures and seminars on relevant issues in Analytical Psychology. Since 2009, he has been living and working in Helsinki, Finland, as a psychologist, psychotherapist, and Jungian analyst. He is the author of 'The Labyrinth of Possibility: A Therapeutic Factor in Analytical Practice', and has written a number of essays and short stories. He is also a singer, a guitarist, and a songwriter.

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