Sex, religion, and the making of modern madness : the Eberbach Asylum and German society, 1815-1849

Sex, religion, and the making of modern madness the Eberbach Asylum and German society, 1815-1849

Drawing on the case records of several hundred asylum patients, this book reconstructs the encounters of state officials and medical practitioners with peasant madness and deviancy during a transitional period in the history of Germany and psychiatry.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Goldberg, Ann, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York ; Oxford University Press 2023.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Subjects:
Eberbach (Asylum) > History > 19th century.
Psychiatry > Germany > History > 19th century.
Psychiatric hospitals > Germany > Sociological aspects.
Mental illness > Germany > History > 19th century.
Psychotherapist and patient > Germany > History > 19th century.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798224506719
Description
Summary:Drawing on the case records of several hundred asylum patients, this book reconstructs the encounters of state officials and medical practitioners with peasant madness and deviancy during a transitional period in the history of Germany and psychiatry.
Item Description:Originally published: 1999.
Includes index.
Formerly CIP.
Previously issued in print: 2001.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240p. ) ill., map
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Bibliography.
ISBN:9780197716229
9780197561348
9780190286309
9780195352184
9781280471773
9786610471775
9781602564367

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