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is a defense against a wish... shunning a desired object.

is a prohibited action about which a strong inclination to perform exist in the unconscious.

s 'a prohibited action, for performing which a strong inclination exist in the unconscious' (1913 32)

is a restriction distinct from moral prohibitions in that they fall into no system that declares quite generally that certain abstinences must be observed and gives reasons for that necessity.

Taboo restrictions are distinct from religious or moral prohibitions. They are not based upon any divine ordinance, but may be said to impose themselves on their own account. They differ from moral prohibitions in that they fall into no system that declares quite generally that certain abstinences must be observed and gives reasons for that necessity. Freud

is a restriction distinct from religious prohibitions in that they are not based upon any divine ordinance, but may be said to impose themselves on their own account.

Taboo restrictions are distinct from religious or moral prohibitions. They are not based upon any divine ordinance, but may be said to impose themselves on their own account. They differ from moral prohibitions in that they fall into no system that declares quite generally that certain abstinences must be observed and gives reasons for that necessity.

is a strong power of extraordinary nature that must be kept under control by strict regulations and ceremonies.

'A taboo is a strong power of extraordinary or quasi-religious nature, associated with certain people, things, or situations that must be kept under control by strict regulations and ceremonies'. 14

is a tension between fear and desire, a tension which is the essence of social life, binding humans together through a fear of, but also a fascination for the sacred object.

For Bataille (1987: 68), taboos bind humans together through fear, but also through a compelling fascination for the sacred object. It is this tension between fear and desire that is the essence of social life'

is in a dichotomous pair with transgression that mirrors the profane world (that recognizes taboos) and the sacred world (in which limited acts of transgression are practiced).

For Bataille, taboo and transgression have a dichotomous but mutually enriching relationship that mirrors that of the sacred and the profane: 'the profane world is the world of taboos. The sacred world depends upon limited acts of transgression' (Bataille 1987: 67-8)

is instituted only to be transgressed, the transgression gives us anguish and re-establishes the taboo.

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