Insanity and sanctity in Byzantium : the ambiguity of religious experience /

"Insanity and Sanctity in Byzantium aims to understand how the use of psychological abnormality functions in deep societal transformations, producing a major shift in the religious, cultural, mental, and social aspects. The book examines a particular set of religious phenomena, in a broadly def...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rotman, Youval (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Temas:
Psychology and religion > Byzantine Empire.
Mental illness > Religious aspects > Byzantine Empire.
Mental illness > Social aspects > Byzantine Empire.
Religion and sociology > Byzantine Empire.
Christian saints > Byzantine Empire.
Holy fools > Byzantine Empire.
Psychologie et religion > Empire byzantin.
Délire mystico-religieux > Empire byzantin.
Maladies mentales > Aspect social > Empire byzantin.
Sociologie religieuse > Empire byzantin.
Saints chrétiens > Empire byzantin.
Fols en Christ > Empire byzantin.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Inspiration & Personal Growth.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > General.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Devotional.
RELIGION > Spirituality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Christian saints.
Holy fools.
Mental illness > Religious aspects.
Mental illness > Social aspects.
Psychology and religion.
Religion and sociology.
Byzantine Empire.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue. Insanity and religion
  • Part I. Sanctified insanity: between history and psychology
  • The paradox that inhabits ambiguity
  • Meanings of insanity
  • Part II. Abnormality and social change: early Christianity vs. rabbinic Judaism
  • Abnormality and social change: insanity and martyrdom
  • Socializing nature: the ascetic totem
  • Epilogue. Psychology, religion, and social change.

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