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Explore Edward Jorden's groundbreaking 1603 pamphlet Briefe Discourse of a Disease Called the Suffocation of the Mother, a landmark work that shifted understanding of witchcraft accusations from supernatural possession to medical hysteria. This Tavistock Classic Reprint examines Jorden's pivotal role in introducing hysteria into English psychiatry during the height of the witch-craze in Elizabethan London. The book reassesses the historical context behind Jorden's famous work and brings together his pamphlet with contemporary writings from his adversaries, providing a comprehensive view of how one physician challenged the demonological explanations that dominated the era. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of psychiatry, the origins of modern psychology, and how medical thinking transformed our understanding of mental health.

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Tavistock Classic Reprint presents Edward Jorden's influential 1603 medical pamphlet alongside responses from his contemporary opponents.

Used book in good condition, offering an affordable way to access this important historical psychiatry text from Routledge.

Examines how Jorden's work on hysteria challenged prevailing witchcraft beliefs and shaped English psychiatric thought during the Elizabethan period.

Combines original historical source material with modern scholarly context for understanding the shift from demonology to medical diagnosis.

Essential resource for students and researchers in the history of psychiatry, psychology, and early modern intellectual history.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
06 December 1990
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05 February 2007

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