History of Euphoria - The Perception and Misperception of Health and Well-Being

This groundbreaking longue durée historical study explores some of the ways in which people in Western societies and cultures have experienced and made sense of health, well-being and euphoria: the "reality" and the sickly illusion.

List of contents

1. Introduction Part I: The Perception of Health 2. Frances Burney and the Loss and Restoration of Health Part II: The Misperception of Health 3. Mistakes, Disappointments and Shattered Ideals 4. Gods, Goodness and Going Back: Meanings and Values of Health 5. Rarities of Misperception: Freedom from Doubt 6. The Experts: Guides to the Perception and Misperception of Health Part III: The Misperceiving Other 7. Unreason: The Unhealthy Mind 8. Pleasure, Delirium and Hypochondria: When the "Mad" Misperceive Their Health 9. Fin de Siècle: Decadence, Degeneration and the Pleasures of Declining Health 10. Partial Insanity: Resemblances Between the "Mad" and the Sane 11. Addictive Medicine: Resemblances Between Oblivion and Restoration Part IV: Euphoria 12. A History of Euphoria 13. Cocaine, Hypnotism and Joyful Death: Sigmund Freud in Euphorie Part V: The Misperception of Well-Being 14. Fools and Monsters: A Sickness at Humanity’s Heart 15. Euphoria Obama: Cruel and Unusual Euphoria 16. Conclusion

About the author

Christopher Milnes is an early career scholar and History tutor based in London.

Summary

This groundbreaking longue durée historical study explores some of the ways in which people in Western societies and cultures have experienced and made sense of health, well-being and euphoria: the "reality" and the sickly illusion.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Milnes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780367137229
• ISBN: 978-0-367-13722-9
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History; Routledge Studies in Cultural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis