Dangers of the vagina

Benjamin Beit‐Hallahmi

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8341.1985.tb02652.x

Dangers of the vagina

Benjamin Beit‐Hallahmi

Department of Psychology

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Beliefs, myths, and literary expressions of men's fear of female genitals are reviewed. Both clinical evidence and folklore provide evidence that men imagine female genitals not only as a source of pleasure and attraction, but also as a source of danger in a very physical sense. The vagina dentata myth has many versions, including some modern ones, and its message is always the same: an awesome danger emanating from a woman's body. The prevalence of such feelings in folklore and in literature is noted. 1985 The British Psychological Society

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	351-356
Number of pages	6
Journal	British Journal of Medical Psychology
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1985.tb02652.x
State	Published - Dec 1985

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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