The psychology of lust murder paraphilia, sexual killing, and serial homicide / Catherine E. Purcell and Bruce A. Arrigo
The Psychology of Lust Murder systematically examines the phenomenon of paraphilia (i.e., aberrant sexuality) in relationship to the crime of lust murder. By synthesizing the relevant theories on sexual homicide and serial killing, the authors develop an original, timely, sensible model that account...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston, MA :
Academic Press
c2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798064306719 |
| Summary: | The Psychology of Lust Murder systematically examines the phenomenon of paraphilia (i.e., aberrant sexuality) in relationship to the crime of lust murder. By synthesizing the relevant theories on sexual homicide and serial killing, the authors develop an original, timely, sensible model that accounts for the emergence and progression of paraphilias expressed through increasingly violent erotic fantasies. Over time, these disturbing paraphilic images that, among other things, involve rape, body mutilation and dismemberment, torture, post-mortem sexual intercourse, and cannibalism, are al |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (187 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080462578 |
