Manufacture of Madness A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement

Name: Manufacture of Madness A Comparative Study of the Inquisition and the Mental Health Movement
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ISBN: 9780815604617

ISBN-10: 0815604610

ISBN-13: 9780815604617

Edition: 1997 (Reprint)

Authors: Thomas Szasz

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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication date: 3/31/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 406
Size: 5.62" wide x 8.03" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Preface


Preface to the Original Edition


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Society's Internal Enemies and Protectors



The Malefactor Identified



The Malefactor Authenticated



The Defense of the Dominant Ethic



The Witch as Mental Patient



The Witch as Healer



The Witch as Scapegoat



The Myths of Witchcraft and Mental Illness



The New Manufacturer - Benjamin Rush, the Father of American Psychiatry



The Product Conversion - from Heresy to Illness



The New Product - Masturbatory Insanity



The Manufacture of Medical Stigma



The Model Psychiatric Scapegoat - the Homosexual



The Expulsion of Evil



The Struggle for Self-Esteem


Epilogue: "The Painted Bird"



A Synoptic History of Persecutions for Witchcraft and Mental Illness


References


Bibliography


Index