Insanity and sanctity in Byzantium: the ambiguity of religious experience
"Insanity and Sanctity in Byzantium aims to understand how the use of psychological abnormality functions in deep societal transformations, producing a major shift in the religious, cultural, mental, and social aspects. The book examines a particular set of religious phenomena, in a broadly def...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
Harvard University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Byzantine Empire
/ Mental illness
/ Deviance
/ Saint
/ The Holy
/ Judaism
/ Christianity
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| Further subjects: | B
Mental Illness
Religious aspects (Byzantine Empire)
B Religion and sociology (Byzantine Empire) B Mental Illness Social aspects (Byzantine Empire) B Holy fools (Byzantine Empire) B Christian saints (Byzantine Empire) B Psychology and religion (Byzantine Empire) |
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