Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity, from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine
by Andrew Scull
Andrew Scull’s Madness in Civilization explores the cultural history of insanity across major eras and institutions. From the Bible to Freud, and from the madhouse to modern medicine, this wide-ranging study considers how ideas about madness and its treatment have changed over time.
About This Book
Madness in Civilization presents a cultural history of insanity by Andrew Scull.
The book follows changing understandings of madness from the Bible to Freud.
It examines the history of responses to insanity, including the madhouse and modern medicine.
This work offers a broad historical perspective on how societies have interpreted and addressed madness.
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