[626] The following extremely valuable contribution to the psychology of the Russian revolution now in progress was sent in September, 1906, from Russia to my colleague Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. He most kindly gave me this extremely interesting sketch for publication in this place. It throws a very clear light upon the nature of algolagnia. We have here a unique psychological document, which deserves the attention of politicians and sociologists no less than that of anthropologists and psychologists.
CHAPTER XXII
SEXUAL FETICHISM
“With respect to the evolution of physiological love, it is probable that its germ is always to be sought and to be found in an individual fetichistic charm which a person of one sex exercises upon a person of the other sex.”—R. von Krafft-Ebing.
CONTENTS OF CHAPTER XXII
Physiological foundation of sexual fetichism — Definition — “Partial attraction” — Theory of fetichism — Psychological process by which it originates — Idealization and accentuation in love — The ideal isolation of certain parts — “Lesser” and “greater” fetichism — The most frequent forms of sexual fetichism — Racial fetichism — Peculiar inclinations towards exotic individuals — Hair fetichism — Various forms of this — The “plait-cutters” — Trial of a plait-cutter — Hair fetichism in women — Baldness fetichism — Fetichism for other parts of the body — Breast fetichism — Genital fetichism — The phallus cult — Cunnilinctus and fellatio — A case of genital fetichism — A hermaphrodite fetichist — Hand fetichism — Buttock fetichism — Smell fetichism — Red hair and the odour of the body — A passage from d Annunzio’s “Lust” — Axillary-odour fetichism — The odour of the entire body as a fetich — Influence of specific genital odours — Skatological fetiches — “Skatology” in folk-lore — The “muse latrinal” — The “renifleurs” and “épongeurs” — Sexual perfumes — Influence of flowers and scents — Sexual taste fetichism — Priapistic means of enjoyment — Examples — Fetichism for horsewomen — For bodily defects — For old men — Voice fetichism — Object fetichism — Shoe fetichism, or “retifism” — Explanation of these — Peculiarities of shoe fetichism — Corset, stocking, and handkerchief fetichism — Fabric and costume fetichism.