Mystical Bedlam: Madness, Anxiety and Healing in Seventeenth-Century England
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...
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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 type
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780521273824 (052127382X)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pages no: 344
Edition language: English
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