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Madness in Civilization
A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine
- Thames & Hudson
- by Andrew Scull
Beautifully illustrated throughout, Madness in Civilization takes readers from antiquity to today, painting a vivid and often harrowing portrait of the different ways that cultures around the world have interpreted and responded to the seemingly irrational, psychotic, and insane. From the Bible to Sigmund Freud, from exorcism to mesmerism, from Bedlam to Victorian asylums, from the theory of humors to modern pharmacology, the book explores the manifestations and meanings of madness..
ISBN 9780500252123 | E | HB
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| Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9780500252123 |
| Author(s) | Andrew Scull |
| Publication date | November 2020 |
| Edition | Hardback |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Illustrations | 44 col.ill. |
| Pages | 448 |
| Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
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Beautifully illustrated throughout, Madness in Civilization takes readers from antiquity to today, painting a vivid and often harrowing portrait of the different ways that cultures around the world have interpreted and responded to the seemingly irrational, psychotic, and insane. From the Bible to Sigmund Freud, from exorcism to mesmerism, from Bedlam to Victorian asylums, from the theory of humors to modern pharmacology, the book explores the manifestations and meanings of madness, its challenges and consequences, and our varied responses to it.