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hetaerism [hɪˈtɪərɪzəm], hetairism [hɪˈtaɪrɪzəm] n 1. the state of being a concubine 2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) Sociol Anthropol a social system attributed to some primitive societies, in which women are communally shared hetaerist , hetairist n hetaeristic , hetairistic adj hetaerism, hetairism 1. the practice of concubinage. See also: Sex2. a social system characterized by its regarding women as common property. — hetaerist, hetairist, n. — hetaeristic, hetairistic, adj. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The mistress for Deleuze occupies a position between two extremes, between the hataeric and the sadistic, and she plays mistress with a "mixture of fear, revulsion and attraction" be cause she is uncertain about "whether she will be able to maintain her prescribed role" or whether "she might at any moment fall back into primitive hetaerism or forward into the other extreme of sadism" (50). |
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