Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 | Page 2

Havelock Ellis
Wide Prevalence and Normal Basis.
Restif de la Bretonne. The Foot a Normal Focus of Sexual Attraction
Among Some Peoples. The Chinese, Greeks, Romans, Spaniards, etc.
The Congenital Predisposition in Erotic Symbolism. The Influence of
Early Association and Emotional Shock. Shoe-fetichism in Relation to
Masochism. The Two Phenomena Independent Though Allied. The
Desire to be Trodden On. The Fascination of Physical Constraint. The
Symbolism of Self-inflicted Pain. The Dynamic Element in Erotic
Symbolism. The Symbolism of Garments.
III.
Scatalogic Symbolism. Urolagnia. Coprolagnia. The Ascetic Attitude
Towards the Flesh. Normal Basis of Scatalogic Symbolism. Scatalogic
Conceptions Among Primitive Peoples. Urine as a Primitive Holy
Water. Sacredness of Animal Excreta. Scatalogy in Folk-lore. The
Obscene as Derived from the Mythological. The Immature Sexual
Impulse Tends to Manifest Itself in Scatalogic Forms. The Basis of
Physiological Connection Between the Urinary and Genital Spheres.
Urinary Fetichism Sometimes Normal in Animals. The Urolagnia of
Masochists. The Scatalogy of Saints. Urolagnia More Often a
Symbolism of Act Than a Symbolism of Object. Only Occasionally an
Olfactory Fetichism. Comparative Rarity of Coprolagnia. Influence of

Nates Fetichism as a Transition to Coprolagnia, Ideal Coprolagnia.
Olfactory Coprolagnia. Urolagnia and Coprolagnia as Symbols of
Coitus.
IV.
Animals as Sources of Erotic Symbolism. Mixoscopic Zoophilia. The
Stuff-fetichisms. Hair-fetichism. The Stuff-fetichisms Mainly on a
Tactile Base. Erotic Zoophilia. Zooerastia. Bestiality. The Conditions
that Favor Bestiality. Its Wide Prevalence Among Primitive Peoples
and Among Peasants. The Primitive Conception of Animals. The Goat.
The Influence of Familiarity With Animals. Congress Between Women
and Animals. The Social Reaction Against Bestiality.
V.
Exhibitionism. Illustrative Cases. A Symbolic Perversion of Courtship.
The Impulse to Defile. The Exhibitionist's Psychic Attitude. The Sexual
Organs as Fetiches. Phallus Worship. Adolescent Pride in Sexual
Development. Exhibitionism of the Nates. The Classification of the
Forms of Exhibitionism. Nature of the Relationship of Exhibitionism to
Epilepsy.
VI.
The Forms of Erotic Symbolism are Simulacra of Coitus. Wide
Extension of Erotic Symbolism. Fetichism Not Covering the Whole
Ground of Sexual Selection. It is Based on the Individual Factor in
Selection. Crystallization. The Lover and the Artist. The Key to Erotic
Symbolism is to be Found in the Emotional Sphere. The Passage to
Pathological Extremes.

THE MECHANISM OF DETUMESCENCE.
I.
The Psychological Significance of Detumescence. The Testis and the

Ovary. Sperm Cell and Germ Cell. Development of the Embryo. The
External Sexual Organs. Their Wide Range of Variation. Their Nervous
Supply. The Penis. Its Racial Variations. The Influence of Exercise.
The Scrotum and Testicles. The Mons Veneris. The Vulva. The Labia
Majora and their Varieties. The Public Hair and Its Characters. The
Clitoris and Its Functions. The Anus as an Erogenous Zone. The
Nymphæ and their Function. The Vagina. The Hymen. Virginity. The
Biological Significance of the Hymen.
II.
The Object of Detumescence. Erogenous Zones. The Lips. The
Vascular Characters of Detumescence. Erectile Tissue. Erection in
Woman. Mucous Emission in Women. Sexual Connection. The Human
Mode of Intercourse. Normal Variations. The Motor Characters of
Detumescence. Ejaculation. The Virile Reflex. The General
Phenomena of Detumescence. The Circulatory and Respiratory
Phenomena. Blood Pressure. Cardiac Disturbance. Glandular Activity.
Distillatio. The Essentially Motor Character of Detumescence.
Involuntary Muscular Irradiation to Bladder, etc. Erotic Intoxication.
Analogy of Sexual Detumescence and Vesical Tension. The
Specifically Sexual Movements of Detumescence in Man. In Woman.
The Spontaneous Movements of the Genital Canal in Woman. Their
Function in Conception. Part Played by Active Movement of the
Spermatozoa. The Artificial Injection of Semen. The Facial Expression
During Detumescence. The Expression of Joy. The Occasional Serious
Effects of Coitus.
III.
The Constituents of Semen. Function of the Prostate. The Properties of
Semen. Aphrodisiacs. Alcohol, Opium, etc. Anaphrodisiacs. The
Stimulant Influence of Semen in Coitus. The Internal Effects of
Testicular Secretions. The Influence of Ovarian Secretion.
IV.
The Aptitude for Detumescence. Is There an Erotic Temperament? The

Available Standards of Comparison. Characteristics of the Castrated.
Characteristics of Puberty. Characteristics of the State of Detumescence.
Shortness of Stature. Development of the Secondary Sexual Characters.
Deep Voice. Bright Eyes. Glandular Activity. Everted Lips.
Pigmentation. Profuse Hair. Dubious Significance of Many of These
Characters.
THE PSYCHIC STATE IN PREGNANCY.
The Relationship of Maternal and Sexual Emotion. Conception and
Loss of Virginity. The Anciently Accepted Signs of This Condition.
The Pervading Effects of Pregnancy on the Organism. Pigmentation.
The Blood and Circulation. The Thyroid. Changes in the Nervous
System. The Vomiting of Pregnancy. The Longings of Pregnant
Women. Mental Impressions. Evidence for and Against Their Validity.
The Question Still Open. Imperfection of Our Knowledge. The
Significance of Pregnancy.
APPENDIX.
Histories of Sexual Development.
INDEX OF AUTHORS.
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

EROTIC SYMBOLISM.
I.
The Definition of Erotic Symbolism--Symbolism of Act and
Symbolism of Object--Erotic Fetichism--Wide extension of the
symbols of Sex--The Immense Variety of Possible Erotic Fetiches--The
Normal Foundations of Erotic Symbolism--Classification of the
Phenomena--The Tendency to Idealize the Defects of a Beloved
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