Sex, religion, and the making of modern madness: the eberbach asylum and german society, 1815-1849
Auteur :
Goldberg, Ann
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195140521
Date de publication :
15 mars 2001
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,0 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
386 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
How did insanity move from a religious phenomenon to a medical one? How did class, gender and ethnicity affect the patient's experience and the way psychiatrists diagnosed and treated them? In answering these questions, this volume mines the records of one of Germany's first modern insane asylums.