Main description:

*Rejecting prevalent symbolic psychoanalytic approaches, this book provides a unique neo-Foucauldian perspective on Freud's infamous case of Little Hans *It provides a comprehensive challenge to the wide acceptance of Freud's Oedipal theory *Presenting a challenge to psychoanalytic orthodoxy, this book accounts for the influence of Oedipal theory upon psychotherapeutic practice and intimate relationships

Contents:

1. Introduction: Oedipal Theory and Family Power 2. The Graf Family's Dynamics as Background to the Little Hans Case 3. Little Hans and Attachment Theory: Bowlby's Interpretation Reconsidered 4. Oedipal Power/Knowledge: The Sexualization of Attachment and the Regulation of Mother-Son Affection 5. Bowlby Versus the Spoiling Theory: Understanding the Prohibitory Nature of Oedipal Power/Knowledge 6. Olga Honig's Resistance to Oedipal Power/Knowledge 7. Trauma Theory and the Perpetuation of Mother-Bashing: Did Olga Honig's Abusive Parenting Cause Hans's Phobia? 8. The Social Context of the Oedipal Theory: Children as a Challenge to Emerging Ideals of Marital Harmony 9. Bed Time: Oedipal Power/Knowledge, Cosleeping, and the Modern Struggle Over the Child's Sharing of the Marital Bed 10. Family Systems, Lacan, DSM, and Looping: Four Alternative Perspectives on Little Hans 11. Final Thoughts: Oedipal Power/KNowledge and the Future of Psychoanalysis