Possible origins of spanking fetishism and the erogenous effects of spanking

Frontispiece to the 1718 edition of A Treatise of the Use of Flogging in Venereal Affairs by Meibom.

This page lists published theories on the possible origins of spanking fetishism and the erogenous effects of spanking throughout history.

17th century

• On the Use of Rods in Venereal Matters and in the Office of the Loins and Reins by Johann Heinrich Meibom (1629)

One of the earliest medical books on the use of flogging (birching) as a sexual stimulant.

• Flagellum Salutis by Kristian Frantz Paullini (1698)

A medical book on the curative powers of flagellation. Contains case studies and a theory on how flagellation can cause sexual arousal (having to do with increased blood flow).

18th century

• Aphrodisiaque externe by François Amédée Doppet (1788)

A medico-philosophical work on the erogenous effects of whipping.

19th century

• Psychopathia Sexualis by Richard von Krafft-Ebing (1886)

Contains case studies on human sexuality and paraphilia, and Krafft-Ebing's theories on the same. Krafft-Ebing coined terms such as sadism and masochism.

20th century

• A Child is Being Beaten by Sigmund Freud (1919)

Contains Freud's theories on spanking fetishism.

• Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis (1927)

Volume III, Love and Pain, III deals with flagellation.

• several works by Iwan Bloch, such as Sexual Life in England, Past and Present, chapter Flagellomania

• The English Vice: Beating, Sex and Shame in Victorian England and After by Ian Gibson (1978)

A study on corporal punishment in Britain, with a section exploring possible relationships between corporal punishment, shame, ritual and humiliation.

• What Causes Spanking Fetishes? A Testable Model by Chris Dugan (1996)

A Usenet article with Dugan's theories on the origins of spanking fetishism.

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