Marcuse’s Maternal Ethic: Myths of Narcissism and Maternalism in Utopian Critical Memory

Journal of Classical Sociology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-24

  O’neill, John ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

gynesis; matriarchy; mythology; narcissism; parthenogenisis; patriarchy; phantasy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990373702     PISSN: 1468795X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468795X02002001663     Document Type: Article

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