Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria by Mitchell, Juliet
Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria by Mitchell, Juliet

Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria

This worthy successor to Psychoanalysis and Feminism is both a defense of the long-dismissed diagnosis of hysteria...
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Author: Juliet Mitchell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria by Mitchell, Juliet

Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria

CHF 27.67
Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria by Mitchell, Juliet

Mad Men and Medusas: Reclaiming Hysteria

CHF 27.67
Author: Juliet Mitchell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
This worthy successor to Psychoanalysis and Feminism is both a defense of the long-dismissed diagnosis of hysteria as a centerpiece of the human condition and a plea for a new understanding of the influence of sibling and peer relationships. Juliet Mitchell argues that, because it our first social relationship, the sibling relationship is crucial to development, and that it is a critical failure of psychoanalysis and other psychological theories of development to obscure and ignore the importance of siblings and peers. In Mad Men and Medusas Mitchell traces the history of hysteria from the Greek wandering womb to modern-day psychiatric diagnoses, arguing that we need to reclaim hysteria to understand how distress and trauma express themselves in different societies and different times. Using fascinating examples from anthropology, Freud's case studies, literature, and her own clinical practice, Mitchell convincingly demonstrates that while hysteria may have disappeared as a disease, it is still a critical factor in understanding psychological development through the life cycle.

Author: Juliet Mitchell
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 09/01/2001
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780465046140

About the Author
Juliet Mitchell, the author of Psychoanalysis and Feminism, is currently a visiting professor in Comparative Literature at Yale University, where she is also a Fellow of the Whitney Humanities Center. She is a university lecturer in Gender and Society at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Jesus College. She lives in London and Cambridge.
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