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Madness, Religion and the State in Early Modern Europe: A Bavarian Beacon - New Studies in European History
Lederer, David (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
Madness, Religion and the State in Early Modern Europe: A Bavarian Beacon - New Studies in European History
Lederer, David (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
This is a regional study of psychology during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, before the emergence of professional psychiatry. It explores the treatment of mental illness in society and the use of spiritual remedies to deal with physical and mental ailments from melancholy to demonic possession.
384 pages, 21 b/w illus. 2 maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 19, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9780521123631 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 384 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 510 g |
Language | English |