Necrophilia Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects [Hardcover]

Necrophilia: Forensic and Medico-legal Aspectsis the first text that deals with the scientific aspects of necrophilia from a multidisciplinary point of view. After an introduction that provides a general scientific, social, and historical perspective, this volume:

• Explores causes and contributing factors, covering biological theories and genetics, as well as trauma, brain anomalies, and substance abuse
• Offers an original approach to classification, creating ten levels of severity from role playing to homicidal necrophilia
• Discusses necrophilia epidemiology, exploring offender characteristics and habits
• Provides 20 case studies of infamous as well as less publicized cases
• Details the forensics approach to necrophilia investigation
• Examines current legislation and mores across the world
• Explains the challenges involved with providing expert testimony

Necrophilia: Overview and Historical Aspects
Introduction
Necrosadism
Necrophilia in Gravediggers and Mortuary Attendants
Historical Perspectives
Necrophilia in Greek Mythology
Dimoetes and an Unknown Woman
Achilles and Penthesilea
Necrophilia in Ancient Cultures
Greco-Roman Period
Middle Ages
The Legend of Jean Baptiste
Notorious French Necrophiles
Necrophilia in Wars and Battlefields
Modern Era
Forced Necrophilia during The Rape of Nanking (1937)
Charles Floyd (1940s)
Marilyn Monroes Case (1962)
Jesse Timmendequas (1994)
Chinese Case (1994)
Necrophilia in Folklore, Myths, and Legends
Necrophilia in the Arts and Literature
Necrophilia in Animals
Variations of Necrophilia
References
Etiology
Biological Theories
Geneticl“›