A fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a
professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern
biological and psychological research findings to the lives of
medieval mystics and ascetics.
Drawing upon a database of over 1,400 medieval holy persons and
in-depth studies of individual saints, this illuminating study
examines the relationship between medieval mystical experiences,
the religious practices of mortification; laceration of the flesh,
sleep deprivation and extreme starvation, and how these actions
produced altered states of consciousness and brain function in the
heroic ascetics.
Examining and disputing much contemporary writing about the
political and gender motivations in the medieval quest for a
closeness with God, this is essential reading for anyone with an
interest in medieval religion or the effects of self-injurious
behaviour on the mind.
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