Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity, from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine
by Andrew Scull
Andrew Scull explores the changing history of insanity, following ideas and responses to madness from biblical traditions through the madhouse, Freud, and modern medicine. This broad cultural history considers how different eras have understood insanity and shaped the institutions and practices surrounding it.
About This Book
Madness in Civilization presents a cultural history of insanity spanning the Bible, the madhouse, Freud, and modern medicine.
Andrew Scull examines how societies have understood, described, and responded to madness across different periods.
The book connects changing ideas about insanity with broader developments in culture, institutions, and medical thought.
Its historical scope offers a wide-ranging introduction to the place of madness in civilization.
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