necrophilia
Also known as necrolagnia, necrocoitus, necrochlesis, thanatophilia, necrophilism, necrophiliac
thumb|The Hatred, painting by Pietro Pajetta (1896)
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- Origins of term
- Classification
- In humans
- History
- Research
- Motives
- Case studies
- Jeffrey Dahmer
- Ted Bundy
- Karen Greenlee
- Dennis Nilsen
- Legality
- Australia
- Brazil
- Germany
- Pakistan
- India
- Philippines
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Other animals
- Functional necrophilia
- See also
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- In literature
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thumb|The Hatred, painting by Pietro Pajetta (1896)
Necrophilia, also known as necrophilism, necrolagnia, necrocoitus, necrochlesis, and thanatophilia, is sexual attraction or acts involving corpses, including both direct intercourse with corpses and sexual excitement at the thought or presence of one. It is classified as a paraphilia by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnostic manual, as well as by the American Psychiatric Association in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). Reported motivations vary widely, ranging between sexual domination of a non-responsive partner, fetishization of death and corpses, and bereavement of a close sexual partner. Necrophilia can coincide with sexual roleplay of the subject instead pretending to be a corpse while their partner takes on the role of the necrophile.