> 2 Si aC OO ME UAE) JEAN STENGERS ANNE VAN NECK Translated by KATHRYN HOFFMANNMASTURBATION: THE HISTORY OF A GREAT TERROR ‘This translation © Kathryn Hoffmann, 2001 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2001 by PALGRAVE 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.10010 and Houndnills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world Originally published in French as Histoire d'une grande peur, la masturbation, by Jean Stengers et Anne Van Neck. © Institut Synthélabo pour le progrés de la connaissance, 1998. PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin's Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd). ISBN 0-312-22443-5 (hardback) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stengers, Jean. [Histoire d'une grande peur, la masturbation, English} ‘Masturbation : the history of a great terror / Jean Stengers, Anne Van Neck 5 translated by Kathryn A. Hoffmann. Pp. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-312-22443-5 1, Masturbation—History. 2. Masturbation—Moral and ethical aspects—History. I. Neck, Anne van, d. 1982. HQ447.S75 2001 306.7209 —de21. 2001019450 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, Inc. First edition: July 2001 0987654321 Printed in the United States of America.Introduction CONTENTS by Jean Stengers ChapterOne “A Shameful Vice Which Deci Youth” 1 (Proudbon) ChapterTwo Before the Fear 19 Chapter Three Onania 37 Chapter Four Onania’s Influence 53 Chapter Five Tissot 61 Chapter Six Tissot’s Triumph 77 Chapter Seven An Obsession of the Western World 101 Chapter Eight The Faith Starts to Be Shaken 123 Chapter Nine Tradition Holds On 137 Chapter Ten Reflux into Disorder 153 Brief Conclusion 71 Notes Index 181 233