Hearing Spiritual Voices medieval mystics, meaning and psychiatry

This book takes three 14th century examples of women who heard spiritually significant voices: Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and Joan of Arc. Each of these women, in different ways, has left an enduring legacy in literature and history. Modern psychiatric commentary on the voices that they repor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Cook, Chris, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Academic 2023.
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Sumario:This book takes three 14th century examples of women who heard spiritually significant voices: Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and Joan of Arc. Each of these women, in different ways, has left an enduring legacy in literature and history. Modern psychiatric commentary on the voices that they reported has generally focussed on diagnosis rather than on wider questions of meaning. These commentaries will be used as a lens through which to consider how contemporary psychiatric practice might be enriched by the humanities and enabled to find a more spiritually empathetic, if not also sympathetic, enriching and meaning enhancing perspective on unusual mental phenomena. --From publisher's website.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (136 pages)