Mental Disease And Magic

by Lynn Thorndike

Book Overview

Mental Disease and Magic is a book written by Lynn Thorndike that explores the relationship between mental illness and magic throughout history. The book delves into the ways in which people with mental illnesses have been viewed and treated throughout different cultures and time periods, and how magic and superstition have been used as a means of coping with these conditions. Thorndike also examines the role of religion, philosophy, and science in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425373690
• ISBN13: 9781425373696
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"