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<p>The author describes pregnancy as a&#xa0;state of absolute hospitality in which the woman opens herself up to an unknown stranger. She takes the view that pregnancy is the most radical form of relatedness of oneʼs self and the other. The importance that a&#xa0;woman attributes to this bizarre two in one body experience is a&#xa0;function of her own history. This is based on unconscious sources and conscious experiences that have influenced her since her own infancy period and have culturally shaped her. In the view of the author, the quality of this experience and the complex feelings contained therein shape the intersubjective core of the self. For most mothers mixed feelings predominate; however, such a&#xa0;healthy maternal ambivalence cannot automatically be accepted in societies in which motherhood is idealized by culturally bound images.</p>

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Absolute Gastfreundschaft und das imaginierte Baby

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    2025年2月20日

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  • Joan Raphael-Leff

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The author describes pregnancy as a state of absolute hospitality in which the woman opens herself up to an unknown stranger. She takes the view that pregnancy is the most radical form of relatedness of oneʼs self and the other. The importance that a woman attributes to this bizarre two in one body experience is a function of her own history. This is based on unconscious sources and conscious experiences that have influenced her since her own infancy period and have culturally shaped her. In the view of the author, the quality of this experience and the complex feelings contained therein shape the intersubjective core of the self. For most mothers mixed feelings predominate; however, such a healthy maternal ambivalence cannot automatically be accepted in societies in which motherhood is idealized by culturally bound images.