This work expands upon recent historical analysis of Shakespeare's 'Othello', which has foregrounded issues of race, colonialism, and feminism, in order to show how the discourse of religion might ...affect our understanding of this play. It specifically looks at how the discourse of Catholicism, itself a highly contested topic in Shakespeare's world, affects our understanding of Desdemona, whom the play so directly compares to perhaps the most divisive and controversial figure of the entire 'Reformation' period, Mary the Mother of God. Explaining how this comparison is developed and clarified by Shakespeare, this book explores the difference our interpretation of Desdemona's 'Marian' dimension might make to critical understanding of the tragedy of 'Othello'.
This book follows the recent 'turn to religion' that has been so important to English Studies in the 21st century, and builds on many of the recent biographies of Shakespeare that have explored the ...playwright's religious views. While noticing biography, the focus of this book is upon the onstage action of King Lear, arguing that its 'theodicy' can be understood as the expansion of theological vision. The book makes this argument by drawing on an approach to literature known as 'theological aesthetics,' an approach pioneered by Hans Urs Von Balthasar. Engaging with not only W.R. Elton, but also other Shakespeare scholars such as Jan Kott and Kenneth Muir, it combines theological argument, performance criticism, and dramatic analysis to argue for a theological reading of King Lear.
Sexual arousal among rapist subtypes Looman, Jan; Dickie, Ida; Maillet, Greg
The journal of sexual aggression,
11/1/2008, Letnik:
14, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Phallometric data are reported on 128 rapists who were classified according to the Massachusetts Treatment Center (MTC-3R) criteria. These offenders were assessed used two widely used phallometric ...assessments for sexual arousal to rape, the Oakridge stimulus set and the Barbaree stimulus set. It was hypothesized that those men classified as sadistic would have more deviant sexual preferences according to the Oakridge set; however, this hypothesis was not supported. Rather, it was found that sadistic offenders were deviant with both stimulus sets, while opportunistic offenders were not deviant with either. Results are discussed in terms of recent findings from other studies.
Three groups of subjects (N = 95) consisting or rapists, child molesters, and a comparison group of violent offenders were examined with reference to history of alcohol abuse, history of drug abuse, ...intimacy deficits, and emotionally based coping strategies. No differences were found between the two groups of sex offenders on any of the measures examined. Sex offenders were found to be significantly older than the comparison group. When age was entered as a covariate sex offenders were found to have significantly more difficulties with alcohol use as measured by the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) and were significantly more likely to use emotionally based coping strategies as measured by the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS). No differences were found between any of the groups with reference to drug abuse as measured by the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST). Results are discussed in terms of Marshall's theory of intimacy deficits in sexual offenders.
