Sexual Perversions and Paraphilias: An A to Z

Book excerpt: Paraphilias, from the Greek “beyond usual or typical love”, are uncommon types of sexual expression often more commonly described as sexual deviations, sexual perversions or disorders of sexual preference. They are accompanied by intense sexual arousal and may appear bizarre or, at the extreme end of the sexual continuum, socially unacceptable. For some, paraphilic behaviour may be sporadic, for others it may be compulsive or addictive. This is both an important and timely book. Some content is likely to be considered by many as truly shocking and horrendous, while other material and case studies simply interesting, baffling or perhaps even amusing. To learn more, you simply must open the book and read ... and because it’s an A to Z, you don’t have to start at the beginning.