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Father-Daughter Incest (with a new Afterword) | 
| Author: Judith Lewis Herman
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 361414
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0674002709
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.877
EAN: 9780674002708
ASIN: 0674002709
Publication Date: May 5, 2000
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Product Description
Through an intensive clinical study of forty incest victims and numerous interviews with professionals in mental health, child protection, and law enforcement, Judith Herman develops a composite picture of the incestous family. In a new afterword, Herman offers a lucid and thorough overview of the knowledge that has developed about incest and other forms of sexual abuse since this book was first published. Reviewing the extensive research literature that demonstrates the validity of incest survivors' sometimes repressed and recovered memories, she convincingly challenges the rhetoric and methods of the backlash movement against incest survivors, and the concerted attempt to deny the events they find the courage to describe.
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 Understanding the past in order to survive the present and thrive in the future November 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think that there are three separate (and possibly overlapping) audiences for this book.
First, those professionals who work with incest survivors will find the results of knowledge gained from Dr Herman's experience studying this particular field of sexual abuse and working with those directly affected. Secondly, those who work with abuse victims in any care-giving capacity will find some guidance through the minefield of taboo and denial that tends to accompany this topic. Thirdly, this book is invaluable to some of the survivors who themselves can deal face the reality of the past while trying to understand that it isn't their fault and they are not necessarily alone in the conflicting feelings they have experienced.
Dr Herman's work in this area is well-presented and relatively easy to follow. By relying on facts, by incorporating case studies, and through referring to the history of the various incest taboos and practices, Dr Herman makes it easier for sufferers and caregivers alike to discuss the undiscussable.
One could wish that such studies were not necessary, and that no parent ever abused their position of power and authority. One could also wish that care and help was readily available to each child who has suffered at the time that the abuse was first experienced. By opening the topic to discussion and through publishing books which deal with behaviour in context and the consequences for individuals, families and communities, society is better equipped to help sufferers become survivors. Or so I hope.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
 readable and thorough April 30, 2007
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
THe only flaw I found in the book is in her treatment of the Bible. On Pg 60-61 she repeats the text of the prohibitions of sexual relations found in Leviticus, and notes that it doesn't say explcitly 'not with your daughter'. What it does say, is "Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter' which in fact does cover the daughter of your wife, (and the mother of your wife) so it covers not only a man's biological daughter but step-daughters and half-daughters as well. While she notes the father-daughter incest prohibition is by implication, the "patriarchal Gd" is far more inclusive than she gives credit, especially considering how far the text goes in explicitly forbidding sexual relations with almost any woman other than a wife (or unmarried mistress).
That said, the rest of the book is excellent.
in depth March 22, 2004
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
Joyce Barrows, This book is an in depth detailed account of child molestation/incest and the ramifications of the act and the future of the child put under such a devestating stress. I personally am a fan of memoirs, enjoying the real more so than the imagined. This book offers the real life accounts of people when they were children and the pain that they must have had to endure. It is also a moving book, similar to that of Nightmares Echo by Katlyn Stewart and Beauty For Ashes by Joyce Meyers. Though this book is a bit more clinical
In depth March 22, 2004
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Joyce Barrows,
This book is an in depth detailed account of child molestation/incest and the ramifications of the act and the future of the child put under such a devestating stress. I personally am a fan of memoirs, enjoying the real more so than the imagined. This book offers the real life accounts of people when they were children and the pain that they must have had to endure. It is also a moving book, similar to that of Nightmares Echo by Katlyn Stewart and Beauty For Ashes by Joyce Meyers. Though this book is a bit more clinical
Great Information October 7, 1999
21 out of 33 found this review helpful
Probably the best book there is on Father-Daughter incest. Highly recommended for all interested in the subject.
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