Not exactly a word post, either, but I thought some people might be interested in a Harvard prof.'s article on Lady Godiva's ride.
http://www.harvard-magazine.com/on-line/070377.htmlIt does contain an unusual word [stretching for credibility e]: scopophilia.
My recollection from psychiatric journals is that the;y always used "scoptophilia". I have no idea as to basis for apparent preference.
Scopophilia: arousal from being stared at oneself
cf
Scopophilia: Voyeurism
Are not these opposing definitions?
I was going to ask the same thing, doc. And what's that word "oneself" doing in the first definition?
Now that my elders and betters have taken the lead, I feel safe in adding that I, too, was thinking similarly, and was also confused by the "oneself".
what's that word "oneself" doing in the first definition?
Perhaps you should ask Brenda Love that.
what's that word "oneself" doing in the first definition?
Perhaps you should ask Brenda Love that.
Which is not the reply I got in my email, editor Faldage. :D
reply I got in my email
A cooler head (read: better half) suggested that the link I had posted wasn't a good link to have posted on a family site.
clearing everything up at once (excepting the "oneself"), I copy this from Dorland's medical dictionary:
scopophilia (sco·po·phil·ia) (sko-po-fil˘e-[schwa]) [Gr. skopein to view + -philia] 1. voyeurism; the derivation of sexual pleasure from looking at another's genital organs (active s.). 2. exhibitionism; the desire to be looked at by others (passive s.).
scopophobia (sco·po·pho·bia) (sko˛po-fo˘be-[schwa]) [Gr. skopein to view + -phobia] irrational fear of being seen.
scoptophilia (scop·to·phil·ia) (skop˛to-fil˘e-[schwa]) scopophilia.
scoptophobia (scop·to·pho·bia) (skop˛to-fo˘be-[schwa]) scopophobia.
So it's ambiguous, both passive and interactive, just like
dogging?
