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Table of Contents
Intro
Foreword
References
Acknowledgments
Contents
1: Introduction
2: Representation of the Feminine Body
2.1 Sculpting a Body
2.1.1 The Body in the Social Dynamic
2.1.2 Mothering and Early Psychological Construction
2.2 A Beautiful Mind
2.2.1 Influential Feminine Figures in African Mythology
2.2.2 Good Women and Suitable Mothers
2.2.3 Women's Emancipation and Social Representation
2.3 Shape and Boundaries
2.3.1 Body Image and Postural Scheme
2.3.2 Symbolic Organs of Femininity and Maternity
References
3: The Divine Aspect of Beauty
3.1 Beauty as a Symbol of Purity
3.1.1 From the Cultural Perspective
3.1.2 From the Religious Perspective
3.1.3 From the Psychoanalytical Perspective
3.2 Beauty as a Symbol of Malevolence
3.2.1 The Devouring Mother
3.2.2 Envy and Ambivalence
3.2.3 Man Versus Nature
References
4: Adornment and Symbolism
4.1 Adornment and Rituals
4.1.1 Rites of Passage
4.1.2 Giving and Receiving in the Cycle of Exchange
4.1.3 Costumes and Their Cultural Symbolism
4.2 External Signs of Social Classes
4.2.1 Gold as a Privilege for the Higher Classes
4.2.2 Society Structured by Adornment
4.2.3 Gold in African Cultures
References
5: Adornment and Social Representation
5.1 Intersectionality and Black Femininity
5.1.1 Blackness and Colonialism
5.1.2 Skin Color, Hairstyle, and Identity
5.1.3 Alterity in Psychoanalysis
5.2 Adornment as a Method of Social Recognition
5.2.1 Social Stigma and Women's Aesthetic
5.2.2 Religious Aestheticism and Identity
5.2.3 Decolonizing Women's Body
References
6: Masquerade and Femininity
6.1 Masquerade and the Game of Power
6.1.1 Perspectives of the Feminine Oedipus and Superego
6.1.2 Mother-Daughter Relationship, the Experience of Ravage
6.1.3 Masquerade as a Strategy
6.2 Adornment as an Optical Illusion of the Feminine Mystery
6.2.1 Femininity and Masquerade in Society
6.2.2 Veil of Femininity or Masquerade
6.2.3 Masquerade and Women's Empowerment
References
7: Theoretical-Clinical Articulation and Analysis
7.1 Methodology and Ethics
7.1.1 Methodology
7.1.2 Ethics
7.1.3 Transference and Countertransference Mechanisms
7.2 Clinical Illustrations and Theoretical-Clinical Interpretation
7.2.1 Mrs A
7.2.2 Mrs M.
7.2.3 Discussion
References
8: Conclusion
Index
Foreword
References
Acknowledgments
Contents
1: Introduction
2: Representation of the Feminine Body
2.1 Sculpting a Body
2.1.1 The Body in the Social Dynamic
2.1.2 Mothering and Early Psychological Construction
2.2 A Beautiful Mind
2.2.1 Influential Feminine Figures in African Mythology
2.2.2 Good Women and Suitable Mothers
2.2.3 Women's Emancipation and Social Representation
2.3 Shape and Boundaries
2.3.1 Body Image and Postural Scheme
2.3.2 Symbolic Organs of Femininity and Maternity
References
3: The Divine Aspect of Beauty
3.1 Beauty as a Symbol of Purity
3.1.1 From the Cultural Perspective
3.1.2 From the Religious Perspective
3.1.3 From the Psychoanalytical Perspective
3.2 Beauty as a Symbol of Malevolence
3.2.1 The Devouring Mother
3.2.2 Envy and Ambivalence
3.2.3 Man Versus Nature
References
4: Adornment and Symbolism
4.1 Adornment and Rituals
4.1.1 Rites of Passage
4.1.2 Giving and Receiving in the Cycle of Exchange
4.1.3 Costumes and Their Cultural Symbolism
4.2 External Signs of Social Classes
4.2.1 Gold as a Privilege for the Higher Classes
4.2.2 Society Structured by Adornment
4.2.3 Gold in African Cultures
References
5: Adornment and Social Representation
5.1 Intersectionality and Black Femininity
5.1.1 Blackness and Colonialism
5.1.2 Skin Color, Hairstyle, and Identity
5.1.3 Alterity in Psychoanalysis
5.2 Adornment as a Method of Social Recognition
5.2.1 Social Stigma and Women's Aesthetic
5.2.2 Religious Aestheticism and Identity
5.2.3 Decolonizing Women's Body
References
6: Masquerade and Femininity
6.1 Masquerade and the Game of Power
6.1.1 Perspectives of the Feminine Oedipus and Superego
6.1.2 Mother-Daughter Relationship, the Experience of Ravage
6.1.3 Masquerade as a Strategy
6.2 Adornment as an Optical Illusion of the Feminine Mystery
6.2.1 Femininity and Masquerade in Society
6.2.2 Veil of Femininity or Masquerade
6.2.3 Masquerade and Women's Empowerment
References
7: Theoretical-Clinical Articulation and Analysis
7.1 Methodology and Ethics
7.1.1 Methodology
7.1.2 Ethics
7.1.3 Transference and Countertransference Mechanisms
7.2 Clinical Illustrations and Theoretical-Clinical Interpretation
7.2.1 Mrs A
7.2.2 Mrs M.
7.2.3 Discussion
References
8: Conclusion
Index