Publisher's Synopsis
ThisvolumebringstogetheressaysonavarietyofbothuniversalandspecificallySwisstaboozonesandalsoonbreachesoftaboowhichfeatureinworksofGerman-Swissliterature.Literary,political,social,sexual,moralandreligioustaboosarediscussed.Existingtaboozonesareshowntodisplacethemselvesatcertaintimesandtaboostobeinaconstantstateofflux.Theessaysdemonstratethatarthasthecourageandthesubversiveforcetochallengeacceptedtaboosandbycreatingbreachesoftabootopromotereflectiononunprejudicedthoughtandaction.