Mad Tuscans and Their Families: A History of Mental Disorder in Early Modern Italy

Citation:

Mellyn, Elizabeth Walker. 2014. Mad Tuscans and Their Families: A History of Mental Disorder in Early Modern Italy. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 290.
Mad Tuscans and Their Families: A History of Mental Disorder in Early Modern Italy

Abstract:

Introduction: the tales madness tells -- Incapacity, guardianship, and the Tuscan family -- "Madness is punishment enough": the insanity defense -- Spending without measure: madness, money, and the marketplace -- From madness to sickness -- The curious case of forensic medicine: the dog that didn't bark in the night -- Conclusion.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.HOLLIS no. 014019812

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