Persephone, the loss of virginity and the female oedipal complex

International Journal of Psycho-Analysis

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-71

  Kulish, Nancy ^a   Holtzman, Deanna ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; CHILD; FANTASY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MYTHOLOGY; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0031953623     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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