Melancholic Habits: Burton's Anatomy & the Mind Sciences

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Jennifer Radden Finds, Within Robert Burton's Religious And Humoral Explanations In His 'anatomy Of Melancholy', A Remarkably Coherent Account Of Normal And Abnormal Psychology With Echoes In Modern Day Clinical Psychology. Embodied Mentality -- Imagination Queen Of The Mental Powers -- Symptom, Disease, Cause -- Between The Confines Of Sense And Reason -- The Akratic Melancholic -- When Reason Is Also Corrupted -- Who Labors Not Of This Disease? -- Remedies -- From The Anatomy To The Clinic And Lab. Jennifer Radden. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

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Name in long format: Melancholic Habits: Burton's Anatomy & the Mind Sciences
ISBN-10: 0199348197
ISBN-13: 9780199348190
Book pages: 336
Book language: en
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Dimensions: Height: 5.7 Inches, Length: 8.4 Inches, Weight: 1.0361726314 Pounds, Width: 1.4 Inches

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