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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
'''Ephebophilia''' is the primary or exclusive adult sexual interest in mid-to-late [[Adolescence|adolescents]], generally ages 15 to 19.<ref name="Krafft-Ebing">{{cite book |last=Krafft-Ebing |first=R. |last2=Moll |first2=A. |year=1924 |title=Psychopathia sexualis |location=Stuttgart |publisher=Ferdinand Enke }}</ref><ref name="springerlink.com">{{cite book |last=Blanchard |first=R. |last2=Lykins |first2=A. D. |last3=Wherrett |first3=D. |last4=Kuban |first4=M. E. |last5=Cantor |first5=J. M. |last6=Blak |first6=T. |last7=Dickey |first7=R. |last8=Klassen |first8=P. E. |year=2008 |title=Pedophilia, hebephilia, and the DSM–V |journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior |volume=38 |issue=3 |pages=335–350 |doi=10.1007/s10508-008-9399-9 |pmid=18686026}}</ref> The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid 20th century.<ref name=springerlink.com/> It is one of a number of sexual preferences across age groups subsumed under the technical term ''[[chronophilia]].'' ''Ephebophilia'' strictly denotes the ''preference'' for mid-to-late adolescent sexual partners, not the mere presence of some level of sexual attraction. In [[sexual ethics]], it may be defined as a sexual preference for girls generally 14–16 years old, and boys generally 14–19 years old.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ethics and Sex |first=Igor |last=Primoratz |publisher=Routledge |year=1999 |location=New York |isbn=0-415-09333-3 }}</ref> Some authors define ephebophilia as a sexual preference for pubescent and adolescent boys.<ref>{{cite book |first=Aleš |last=Kolářský |title={{lang|cz|Jak porozumět sexuálním deviacím : Teoretická východiska sexodiagnostiky – cesta k tvorbě vlastního náhledu a k realizaci sexuality v mezích zákona}} |publisher=Galén |location=Praha |year=2008 |isbn=978-80-7262-504-8 |at=p. 68, chap. 3.4.2 Adolescentofilie }}</ref> <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephebophilia</ref>
The term ''ephebophilia'' comes from the {{lang-grc|ἔφηβος ''([[ephebos]])''}} variously defined as "one arrived at puberty", "a youth of eighteen who underwent his ''[[dokimasia]]'' and was registered as a citizen (Athens)", and "arriving at man's estate;" and {{lang|grc|[[wikt:φιλία|φιλία]] ''([[-phil-|-philia]])''}} "love".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Rahman |first=T. |year=1988 |title=Ephebophilia: the case for the use of a new word |journal=Forum for Modern Language Studies |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=126–141 |doi=10.1093/fmls/XXIV.2.126 }}</ref> It has been used by [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Psychology|psychologist]] [[Frits Bernard]] as far back as 1950,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nvva.nl/rijzendezon/catalogs/c00137.htm |accessdate=2009-07-06 |title=Sexology }}</ref> and reprinted in 1960 in the gay support magazine ''Vriendschap'' under the pseudonym Victor Servatius,<ref>Bernard, F. (1998). ''Selected publications of Dr Frits Bernard - An international bibliography.'' Rotterdam: Enclave.</ref> crediting the origin of the term to [[Magnus Hirschfeld]] with no exact date given.<ref>Servatius, V. (1960, March 15). {{lang|nl|Ephebophilie en wetenschap}} [Ephebophilia and science]. [http://www.ihlia.nl/documents/pdflib/Vriendschap/1960/1960-04.pdf ''Vriendschap''], 35-35.</ref>
 
The term has been described by [[France|Frenchman]] Félix Buffière in 1980<ref>Buffière, F. (1980). ''{{lang|fr|Éros adolescent : la pédérastie dans la Grèce antique}}'', Paris, p.11.</ref> and [[Pakistan]]i scholar Tariq Rahman,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Rahman |first=T. |year=1990 |title=Boy-Love in the Urdu Ghazal |journal=Annual of Urdu Studies |volume=7 |issue= |pages=1–20 |doi= }}</ref> who argued that ''ephebophilia'' should be especially used with regard to [[homosexuality]] when describing the aesthetic and [[pederasty|erotic interest of adult men in adolescent boys]] in classical [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] or [[Urdu]] literature. The term was additionally revived by [[Ray Blanchard]] to describe adult, especially adult male, sexual attraction to 15 to 19-year-olds.<ref name=springerlink.com/>
 
==References==
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Revision as of 14:41, 23 September 2013

Ephebophilia (also called hebephilia) is a sexual attraction to pubescent boys or adolescents. It is often used by boylovers wishing to distinguish an attraction to teenagers from an attraction to younger, pre-pubescent boys (described as pedophilia). A person with such attactions is called an ephebophile (or hebephile).

Etymology

The term ephebophilia comes from the Template:Lang-grc variously defined as "one arrived at puberty", "a youth of eighteen who underwent his dokimasia and was registered as a citizen (Athens)", and "arriving at man's estate;" and Template:Lang "love".[1] It has been used by Dutch psychologist Frits Bernard as far back as 1950,[2] and reprinted in 1960 in the gay support magazine Vriendschap under the pseudonym Victor Servatius,[3] crediting the origin of the term to Magnus Hirschfeld with no exact date given.[4]

The term has been described by Frenchman Félix Buffière in 1980[5] and Pakistani scholar Tariq Rahman,[6] who argued that ephebophilia should be especially used with regard to homosexuality when describing the aesthetic and erotic interest of adult men in adolescent boys in classical Persian, Turkish or Urdu literature. The term was additionally revived by Ray Blanchard to describe adult, especially adult male, sexual attraction to 15 to 19-year-olds.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Rahman, T. (1988). "Ephebophilia: the case for the use of a new word". Forum for Modern Language Studies 24 (2): 126–141. doi:10.1093/fmls/XXIV.2.126. 
  2. ↑ Sexology. Retrieved on 2009-07-06.
  3. ↑ Bernard, F. (1998). Selected publications of Dr Frits Bernard - An international bibliography. Rotterdam: Enclave.
  4. ↑ Servatius, V. (1960, March 15). Template:Lang [Ephebophilia and science]. Vriendschap, 35-35.
  5. ↑ Buffière, F. (1980). Template:Lang, Paris, p.11.
  6. ↑ Rahman, T. (1990). "Boy-Love in the Urdu Ghazal". Annual of Urdu Studies 7: 1–20. 
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named springerlink.com

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