The Red Lamp of Incest: An Enquiry into the Origins of Mind and Society

By Robin Fox

Book Overview

Refutes the widely accepted notion that the taboos against mother-son and father-daughter sexual relations are universal, arguing that our anxiety about the issue is an illuminating indication of our past history and current condition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268016208
• ISBN13: 9780268016203
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Courageous and Creative

I have never read a book on incest that has been able to so thoroughly keep itself away from bleeding-heart prose. Fox is a sober scholar who has no agenda other than the pursuit of truth. His tying of incest and evolutionary psychology is revolutionary. I encourage everyone with a family to read this book.