de Mijolla-Mellor, Sophie <br/><br/>
The Phantasy of the Cruel Mother 

 -  2013.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Female cruelty appears to men as the phantastic image of the unlimited maternal power, as experienced by all children, or as the power of the woman-child, a narcissistic seductress indifferent to the suffering of others, like a beast or a felon. Through the analysis of images of female cruelty, the author identifies several dimensions to approach domestic violence.