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Fetishism in Action

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This chapter comprises two parts. First, a discussion on the relationship between fetishism and ideology that will look in more depth at the ideas raised earlier in the book. Second, given that fetishism is not a self-contained concept within Freud’s work but exists in dialogue with several other formulations, to develop a theory of fetishism relevant to this book it is necessary to examine other areas. Therefore, this chapter covers Freud’s formulations of perversion, castration, phallus, and narcissism.

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Herian, R. (2021). Fetishism in Action. In: Capitalism and the Equity Fetish. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66523-4_7

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