Fetichism: Sexual Nature Of Erotic Symbolism

FETICHISM Sexual Nature of Erotic Symbolism by Edward Podolsky, M.D. and JMBER SIX TABLE OF CONTENTS: »\-\ INTRODUCTION by. Edward eae M.D. eae’ What ls Sexual Fetichism? The Methods and Techniques eha -e(oalita Footwearand, Foot aes Female Undergarments asa madelg| Corsets and Tight. Lacing Causes and Cures of Fetichism CASE HISTORIES: “My. Booted Cee Let Me Be Your Slave!” “My. Experiences as a Foot Fetichist’’ “Niormal vs. Abnormal” a PIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ee FETICHISM Sexual Behavior Series No. 6 Copyright ©, 1962 by Epic Publishing Company,Inc. All Rights Reserved Nopart of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review for inclusion in a magazine. Printed in the U.S.A. ‹  WK 6WUHHW *UDSKLFV Chapter Page INTRODUCTION auer enn By Edward Podolsky, M.D. What is Sexual Fetichism? 11 The Methods and Techniques of Fetichism 16 Footwear and Foot Fetich 20 Female Undergarments as a Fetich 24 Corsets and Tight-Lacing 27 Causes and Cures of Fetichism 30 = CASE HISTORIES My Booted Beauty My Experiences as a Shoe Fetichist Normal vs. Abnormal (Eleven pages of photographs follow Pg: 48) 34 37 40 Introduction By EDWARD PODOLSKY, M.D. A fetich is any inanimate object such as a shoe, silk stocking, underwear, corset, glove, etc., which serves to stimulate the sexual appetite. The individual who derives erotic stimulation from a fetich object is called a fetichist. Is such a method ofstimulation regarded as normal? Or. . is it abnormal? This book is one of the very few available on this hitherto unknown phase of sexual life and therefore it is a welcome addition in the field of sexual behavior. The greatest amountof fetichism appears to be concerned with the hair, ankles, shoes, stockings, feet. To the ordinary person, such fetiches are merely inanimate objects. To the fetichist, they become transformed into a means of causing erotic stimulation and increased libido. Without such objects, the fetichist often has a lessened sexual ardor. To a certain extent, fetichism is regarded as normal: when it serves as a prelude to normal heretosexual relations. Fetichism is considered abnormalif it replaces heterosexual relations or acts as a substitute! This book describes the boundaries between normal and abnormaland presents illuminating case histories of sexual fetichism in action! CHAPTER 1 What Is Sexual Fetichism? A thumb-nail definition of fetichism is offered by William J. Fielding, M.D. in Sex And The Love Life: “When an individual becomes so fixed with an obsession that his principal interest is concentrated on a certain part of the body, such as the foot, or hair or on some object that is associated with that part, such as the shoe or a garment, then it is recognized as a perverse condition, or fetichism. “The greatest amountof fetichism seems directed toward the hair, ankles, feet and breasts. It is common for fetichism to be focused on inanimate objects, such as handkerchiefs, shoes, stockings, petticoats and hair ornaments which are suggestive of the parts of the body upon which these objects are worn. “True fetichism may be considered an erotic displace- ment in which the sex impulse is concentrated upon an object which has only indirectly an erotic significance. There is a fixation upon a symbol, instead of the normal reacti