Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity, from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine
by Andrew Scull
A cultural history of insanity from biblical times through Freud, tracing changing attitudes, institutions, and medical approaches to mental illness.
About This Book
This book explores the shifting cultural meanings of madness across centuries and civilizations.
It examines how religious, medical, and social authorities have defined and responded to mental disturbance.
The narrative moves from biblical accounts through the rise of asylums to the emergence of modern psychiatry.
Andrew Scull draws on historical sources to show how ideas of insanity have shaped institutions and treatments.
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