Mad Tuscans and Their Families : A History of Mental Disorder in Early Modern Italy /

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Drawing on the rich judicial archives of early modern Florence and its Tuscans domains, Mad Tuscans offers an innovative look at how families and courts of law worked together to forge pragmatic solutions to the range of problems madness introduced to their households.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mellyn, Elizabeth Walker
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mentally ill > Medical care.
Mental illness.
Mental health laws.
Caregivers > Family relationships.
HISTORY > Europe > Italy.
Maladies mentales > Italie > Toscane > Histoire.
Personnes vivant avec un trouble de sante mentale > Soins medicaux > Italie > Toscane > Histoire.
Aidants naturels > Relations familiales > Italie > Toscane > Histoire.
Mental Disorders > history
Mental illness > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Mentally ill > Medical care > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Caregivers > Family relationships > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Mental health laws > Italy > Tuscany > History.
Italy > Tuscany.
Italy
Tuscany
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • A note on dates and money
  • Introduction. The Tales Madness Tells
  • Chapter 1. Incapacity, Guardianship, and the Tuscan Family
  • Chapter 2. "Madness Is Punishment Enough"
  • Chapter 3. Spending Without Measure
  • Chapter 4. From Madness to Sickness
  • Chapter 5. The Curious Case of Forensic Medicine
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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