Madness, Religion and the State in Early Modern Europe - A Bavarian Beacon

Informationen zum Autor David Lederer is Lecturer at the National University of Ireland. His research focuses on early modern central Europe! the history of psychiatry and suicide studies. Klappentext From the ideological crucible of the Reformation emerged an embittered contest for the human soul. In the care of souls! the clergy dispensed spiritual physic - the first echelon of mental health care - to thousands of people. This regional study of Bavaria investigates the largely unexplored phenomenon of spiritual physic as a popular ritual practice during a tumultuous era of religious strife! material crises! and witch hunting. It will be required reading for anyone interested in the history of medicine and psychology! the Counter Reformation! and the phenomenon of witchcraft. Zusammenfassung This is a regional study of psychology during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries! before the emergence of professional psychiatry. It explores the treatment of mental illness in society and the use of spiritual remedies to deal with physical and mental ailments from melancholy to demonic possession. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. On the soul; 2. Sackcloth and ashes; 3. Bavaria Sancta; 4. Spiritual afflictions; 5. the decline of religious madness; 6. confinement and its vicissitudes; 7. The legacy of spiritual physic.

Product details

• Authors: David Lederer, Lederer David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.05.2006
• EAN: 9780521853477
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85347-7
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Series: New Studies in European Histor; New Studies in European History
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, MEDICAL / History, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, History of Medicine, Care of the mentally ill, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Care of people with mental health issues, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards