Lost Souls: Women, Religion and Mental Illness in the Victorian Asylum (International Library Of Historical Studies)
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- Synopsis
- How did the Victorians view mental illness? After discovering the case-notes of women in Victorian asylums, Diana Peschier reveals how mental illness was recorded by both medical practitioners and in the popular literature of the era, and why madness became so closely associated with femininity. Her research reveals the plight of women incarcerated in 19th century asylums, how they became patients, and the ways they were perceived by their family, medical professionals, society and by themselves.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781786726544
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781788318075
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 11/28/19
- Copyrighted By:
- Diana Peschier
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.