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Necrophilia

) They also like to photograph their victims and keep records of all the people have fallen into their traps. Most of these acts are committed before the bodies are buried, but there are cases where individuals have uncovered a cemetery plot. Dr. Jonathan Rosman and Dr. Phillip Resnick have categorized necrophilia into three different types. Necrophilic homicide, when murder is committed in order to have a body. Regular necrophilia is the use of the bodies that have already died. Most necrophilies fit this type of necrophilia. The last but not least category of necrophilia is necrophilic fantasy, which is when individuals fantasize of having sex with dead bodies, but do not act upon their desires. Necrophilia is considered a paraphilia. Paraphilia is known as "abnormal love", which is also known as sexual deviation. The reason why necrophilia is included under paraphilia is because it is not the norm. Other sexual deviations include sadism, which is when love is mixed with cruelty also considered to be an aggressive towards others. According to the article on Sexual Sadism, "There are two elements that constitute sadism: (1) deliberate sexual torture of a living victim without consent and (2) evidence of a prolonged event or series of prolonged events." www.sexualsadism.com. Flagellation is when individuals get sexual pleasure from whipping or being whipped. Voyeurism is known as watching others who are engaged in sex or that are nude. Piquerism is the enjoyment of stabbing someone or themselves with small objects in crowds. Analingus is the oral stimulation of the anus. Coprophagia is the eating of flesh, usually faces. Fetishism is the sexual interest with a part of the body. Fetishism is known as a paraphilia, although most sexual fetishisms do not harm other people. The above-mentioned paraphilias are only a few of the many. Within necrophilia there is also different acts that necrophilies favor.


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