symbolic law, n.All

The Symbolic law (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the Father is what makes sexual difference: the incest taboo bars the son from the mother, while the girl must take up the emblem of maternity.

The Symbolic law (n.) of ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a society comes with an obscene shadow: under its stern rules, nationalist "fundamentalism" secretly whispers "You may!"