Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland

Madness and society in eighteenth-century Scotland / R.A. Houston.

Author/creator	Houston, R. A. (Robert Allan), 1954-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 2000.
Description	xi, 450 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Mental illness--Scotland --History --18th century. Mental illness--Scotland --Public opinion --History --18th century. Social psychiatry--Scotland --History --18th century. Mental Disorders--history --Scotland. Social Conditions--history --Scotland.

Series	Oxford studies in social history Oxford studies in social history. ^A242818
Contents	1. Methodology -- Mental Incapacity in the Present and the Past -- 2. Sources and the Law -- 3. Patterns of Madness -- 4. Being Mad -- 5. Being Sane -- 6. Mind and Body: The Causes of Insanity -- 7. Madness and Religion -- 8. The Language of Insanity 1: Words About the Insane -- 9. The Language of Insanity 2: The Words of the Insane.
Review	"Professor Houston draws upon a wide range of contemporary sources, notable asylum documents, and civil and criminal court records, to present unique insights into the issues around madness, including the law of mental incapacity, the written and spoken words of sufferers themselves, and the vocabulary associated with insanity. The links between madness and a range of other issues are explored, including gender, social status, religion and witchcraft, in addition to the attributed causes of derangement such as heredity and alcohol abuse."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	99031585
ISBN	0198207875 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780198207870 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	WM 11 FS2 H843M 2000	✔ Available	Place Hold