Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Rethinking the History, Science, and Meaning of Auditory Hallucination
Daniel B. Smith
272 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1594201102
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Language: English
Publish: March 22, 2007
HistoryMedicineMental HealthMental IllnessNeuroscienceNonfictionPhilosophyPsychologyReligionScience
A history of auditory hallucination traces the medical community’s understanding and treatment of the phenomenon throughout the ages while drawing on literary, psychological, and anthropological perspectives in order to shed light on how patients have managed and even found inspiration from related disorders.