{"product_id":"sex-and-religion-lou-andreas-salome-9781412856966","title":"Sex and Religion: Two Texts of Early Feminist Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first piece, \"Three Letters to a Young Boy\" (1917), is a psychoanalytic fairy tale. The letters offer an interesting version of the evolution of sexual knowledge from childhood through adolescence. The second piece, \"The Devil \u0026amp; His Grandmother\" (1922), merges sexuality with religion, encapsulating three ages of woman--child, to a lost soul and the Devil's bride, to the Devil's Grandmother. Written in charmingly convoluted dialogue, this work has a cinematic, fanciful feel. Both pieces dispense with academic formality and point to a relaxed new phase in Salome's writing life. Interestingly, this tone can also be detected in her blossoming correspondence with Sigmund Freud, which contrasts starkly with her sombre letters to Rainer Maria Rilke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is with the spirit of free thinking demonstrated in these two selections, perhaps informed by Salome's experimentation with free association, that the reader is transported to a new theatre of Salome's imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lou Andreas-Salome\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412856965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412856966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Lou Andreas-Salome","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088186159359,"sku":"9781412856966","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_deace8d6-fc4f-4ec7-ad67-de5f13ce59a2.jpg?v=1769103530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sex-and-religion-lou-andreas-salome-9781412856966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}