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The Routledge History of Madness and Mental Health (Hardcover)
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The Routledge History of Madness and Mental Health (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Histories
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The Routledge History of Madness and Mental Health explores the
history and historiography of madness from the ancient and medieval
worlds to the present day. Global in scope, it includes case
studies from Africa, Asia, and South America as well as Europe and
North America, drawing together the latest scholarship and source
material in this growing field and allowing for fresh comparisons
to be made across time and space. Thematically organised and
written by leading academics, chapters discuss broad topics such as
the representation of madness in literature and the visual arts,
the material culture of madness, the perpetual difficulty of
creating a classification system for madness and mental health,
madness within life histories, the increased globalisation of
knowledge and treatment practices, and the persistence of spiritual
and supernatural conceptualisations of experiences associated with
madness. This volume also examines the challenges involved in
analysing primary sources in this area and how key themes such as
class, gender, and race have influenced the treatment and diagnosis
of madness throughout history. Chronologically and geographically
wide-ranging, and providing a fascinating overview of the current
state of the field, this is essential reading for all students of
the history of madness, mental health, psychiatry, and medicine.
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