Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity, from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine

by Andrew Scull

Book Overview

A beautifully illustrated history of the human encounter with unreason

The loss of reason, a sense of alienation from the commonsense world we all like to imagine we inhabit, the shattering emotional turmoil that seizes hold and won't let go--these are some of the traits we associate with madness. Today, mental disturbance is most commonly viewed through a medical lens, but societies have also sought to make sense of it through religion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691173443
• ISBN13: 9780691173443
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"