Are we living in a time without taboos? Certainly not! Historical and current taboos expose the ambivalence of repulsion and stimulation, of prohibiting and hushing up, which constitute taboos across the ages.

Alexander Dingeldein lehrt und forscht an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz. Matthias Emrich lehrt und forscht an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz.