Abstract:In this article, based on ethnographic fieldwork in Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism (BDSM) communities in Sweden, I explore the ritual aspects of BDSM. Drawing on Douglas and Collins' theories of interaction rituals, I analyse the creation of emotional energy during humiliation practice through connection and intimacy between the participants. The article examines how the ritual aspect of BDSM sessions can be understood as an enabler of expressions and emotional energy. B… Show more
“…51 As with dance music, the collective intimacy and vulnerability at the heart of the BDSM practice forms an emotional narrative from individual "desire, anticipation and excitement" to "shared group-dynamic feelings… of joining, love, affection [and] fellowship". 52 The common focus and a supportive group dynamic of both scenarios instils a deep and long-lasting sense of belonging in participants, which facilitates community-building and motivates them to repeat the ritual.…”
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“…51 As with dance music, the collective intimacy and vulnerability at the heart of the BDSM practice forms an emotional narrative from individual "desire, anticipation and excitement" to "shared group-dynamic feelings… of joining, love, affection [and] fellowship". 52 The common focus and a supportive group dynamic of both scenarios instils a deep and long-lasting sense of belonging in participants, which facilitates community-building and motivates them to repeat the ritual.…”
La revue Transposition est mise à disposition selon les termes de la Licence Creative Commons Attribution -Partage dans les Mêmes Conditions 4.0 International.
“…30–39; Odent, 2001). Carlström (2018) noted that in Western society, the widely accepted view is that the functional body ought to be clean and hygienic; contact with body fluids is, in many situations, surrounded by taboos. However, body fluids are integral to natural birth, a process steeped in blood, urine, and feces.…”
Section: Birthing Consciousness As a Case Of Transient Hypofrontalitymentioning
In this article, I present the concept of “birthing consciousness,” a psychophysical altered state of women that can occur during natural and undisturbed birth. I demonstrate that this altered state of consciousness (ASC) has phenomenological and cognitive features of hypofrontality; thus, birthing consciousness probably shares a similar brain mechanism to that postulated by the transient-hypofrontality theory (THT). I argue that until recently (with the advent of modern medical intervention), in evolutionary terms, women lacking the proclivity for this specific brain mechanism had a lower chance of reproducing successfully. Hence, I suggest a general and preliminary hypothesis concerning THT: Birthing consciousness is one example of an adaptive pain-induced ASC associated with transient hypofrontality.
“…Additionally, BDSM experience is shaped by one's culture, social positioning, and specific identity attributes, including gender (Simula, 2019;Simula & Sumerau, 2018). Many individuals who engage in diverse erotic behaviors are psychologically well-adjusted individuals and may be members of alternative sexuality communities (Carlström, 2018). A recent review of the literature found that BDSM may function as legitimate leisure experience-typically associated with a sense of freedom, sense of adventure, decreased stress, and positive emotions-for large numbers of participants, while also being a particular sexual identity for some (Sprott & Williams, 2019).…”
Section: Diverse Sexual Interests and Practicesmentioning
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