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Troubled by Faith: Insanity and the Supernatural in the Age of the Asylum

Owen Davies

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Description:The only major study of early psychiatry, religion, and the supernaturalProvides an original new social history of the nineteenth centuryOffers a unique survey of hundreds of asylum patient case notes to explore popular beliefs about witches, ghosts, fairies, angels, and devilsShows how different cultures and faiths in Europe and America were influenced and portrayed as insane because of their beliefsPuts contemporary beliefs in the supernatural and radical religion in historic contextAsks readers to question who would be considered insane today under the criteria proposed by nineteenth century psychiatristsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Troubled by Faith: Insanity and the Supernatural in the Age of the Asylum. To get started finding Troubled by Faith: Insanity and the Supernatural in the Age of the Asylum, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 368

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Release: 2023

ISBN: 019887300X

Description: The only major study of early psychiatry, religion, and the supernaturalProvides an original new social history of the nineteenth centuryOffers a unique survey of hundreds of asylum patient case notes to explore popular beliefs about witches, ghosts, fairies, angels, and devilsShows how different cultures and faiths in Europe and America were influenced and portrayed as insane because of their beliefsPuts contemporary beliefs in the supernatural and radical religion in historic contextAsks readers to question who would be considered insane today under the criteria proposed by nineteenth century psychiatristsWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Troubled by Faith: Insanity and the Supernatural in the Age of the Asylum. To get started finding Troubled by Faith: Insanity and the Supernatural in the Age of the Asylum, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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