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Psyche on the Skin charts the secret history of self-harm. This book describes its many forms, from sexual self-mutilation and hysterical malingering in the late Victorian period, to self-castrating religious sects, to self-mutilation and self-destruction in art, music and popular culture.

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      Publisher: Reaktion Books
      Publication Date: 2/1/2017
      ISBN13: 9781780237503, 978-1780237503
      ISBN10: 1780237502

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Psyche on the Skin charts the secret history of self-harm. This book describes its many forms, from sexual self-mutilation and hysterical malingering in the late Victorian period, to self-castrating religious sects, to self-mutilation and self-destruction in art, music and popular culture.

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