Mystical Bedlam: Madness, Anxiety and Healing in Seventeenth-Century England (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine) by MacDonald, Michael - 1981

Cambridge:: Cambridge University Press, 1988., 1988. 8vo. xvi, [2], 323, [1] pp. 27 tables, 6 figs., 5 maps, index. Printed wrappers. Near fine. ISBN: 052127382x "Mystical Bedlam explores the social history of insanity of early seventeenth-century England by means of a detailed analysis of the records of Richard Napier, a clergyman and astrological physician, who treated over 2000 mentally disturbed patients between 1597 and 1634. Napier's clients were drawn from every social rank and his therapeutic techniques included all the types of psychological healing practised at the time. His vivid descriptions of his clients' afflictions and complaints illuminate the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people. This book goes beyond simply analysing mental disorder in a seventeenth-century astrological and medical practice. It reveals contemporary attitudes towards family life, describes the appeal of witchcraft and demonology to ordinary villagers, and explains the social and intellectual basis for the… Read More

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Paperback / softback. New. Mystical Bedlam explores the social history of insanity of early seventeenth-century England by means of a detailed analysis of the records of Richard Napier, a clergyman and astrological physician, who treated over 2000 mentally disturbed patients between 1597 and 1634.

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