Description
| Product ID: | 9780861540914 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A History of Delusions |
| Subtitle: | The Glass King, a Substitute Husband and a Walking Corpse |
| Authors: | Author: Victoria Shepherd |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: states of consciousness, Medical sociology, History of medicine, Psychiatric nursing / Mental health nursing, Popular science, Popular psychology, Psychology, Abnormal psychology, The self, ego, identity, personality, States of consciousness, Medical sociology, History of medicine, Psychiatric nursing, Popular science, Popular psychology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The extraordinary worlds created in our minds The extraordinary ways the brain can misfire A curious history of the strange, wonderful and sometimes terrifying worlds created by our minds. ‘An utterly engrossing book.'' ZOE WILLIAMS For centuries we’ve dismissed delusions as something for doctors to sort out behind locked doors. But delusions are more than just bizarre quirks – they hold the key to collective anxieties and traumas. In this groundbreaking history, Victoria Shepherd uncovers stories of delusions from medieval times to the present day and implores us to identify reason in apparent madness.
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| Imprint Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Publisher Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-06-02 |
