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OverviewIn Mental Illness in Ancient Medicine: From Celsus to Paul of Aegina a detailed account is given, by a range of experts in the field, of the development of different conceptualizations of the mind and its pathology by medical authors from the beginning of the imperial period to the seventh century CE. New analysis is offered, both of the dominant texts of Galen and of such important but neglected figures as Rufus, Archigenes, Athenaeus of Attalia, Aretaeus, Caelius Aurelianus and the Byzantine 'compilers'. The work of these authors is considered both in its medical-historical context and in relation to philosophical and theological debates - on ethics and on the nature of the soul - with which they interacted. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Chiara Thumiger , Peter SingerPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 50 Weight: 0.892kg ISBN: 9789004362727ISBN 10: 900436272 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 08 February 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Primary Texts and Abbreviations Introduction. Disease Classification and Mental Illness: Ancient and Modern Perspectives Chiara Thumiger and P. N. Singer Part 1 Broader Reflections on Mental Illness: Medical Theories in their Socio-Intellectual Context 1 Between Insanity and Wisdom: Perceptions of Melancholy in the Ps.-Hippocratic Letters 10–17 George Kazantzidis 2 “Not a Daimōn, but a Severe Illness”: Oribasius, Posidonius and Later Ancient Perspectives on Superhuman Agents Causing Disease Nadine Metzger Part 2 Individual Authors and Themes 3 Athenaeus of Attalia on the Psychological Causes of Bodily Health Sean Coughlin 4 Archigenes of Apamea’s Treatment of Mental Diseases Orly Lewis 5 Mental Perceptions and Pathology in the Work of Rufus of Ephesus Melinda Letts 6 Mental Disorders and Psychological Suffering in Galen’s Cases Julien Devinant 7 Galen on Memory, Forgetting and Memory Loss Ricardo Julião 8 Stomachikon, Hydrophobia and Other Eating Disturbances: Volition and Taste in Late-Antique Medical Discussions Chiara Thumiger 9 “A Most Acute, Disgusting and Indecent Disease”: Satyriasis and Sexual Disorders in Ancient Medicine Chiara Thumiger 10 Mental Derangement in Methodist Nosography: What Caelius Aurelianus Had to Say Anna Maria Urso 11 Mental Illnesses in the Medical Compilations of Late Antiquity: The Case of Aëtius of Amida Ricarda Gäbel Part 3 Philosophy and Mental Illness 12 Making the Distinction: The Stoic View of Mental Illness Marke Ahonen 13 Philosophical Psychological Therapy: Did It Have Any Impact on Medical Practice? Christopher Gill 14 Galen’s Pathological Soul: Diagnosis and Therapy in Ethical and Medica l Texts and Contexts P. N. Singer Bibliography IndexReviewsThe editors succeed in every way in presenting a thought-provoking and at the same time approachable volume, which will surely appeal to a readership of both experts and enthusiasts. By Michaela Senkova in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2019.02.06 The editors are to be congratulated for compiling such a varied collection and bringing a range of relatively unknown authors and works, particularly those from Late Antiquity, often dismissed as mere copyists and compilers, to prominence, and making it clear how diverse the understanding of mental health, mental illness, and the treatment for mental conditions was. Considering Galen's dominance of ancient medicine it is not surprising to find more space devoted to him than any other ancient medical author. However, many other lesser known authors and works are given sufficient attention to build on pre-existing scholarship and hopefully inspire new conversations about the history of mental health and mental illness. Jane Draycott Social History of Medicine 2018, 31 (4) pp. 877-900. The editors succeed in every way in presenting a thought-provoking and at the same time approachable volume, which will surely appeal to a readership of both experts and enthusiasts. By Michaela Senkova in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2019.02.06 The editors succeed in every way in presenting a thought-provoking and at the same time approachable volume, which will surely appeal to a readership of both experts and enthusiasts. - Michaela Senkova, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2019.02.06 The editors are to be congratulated for compiling such a varied collection and bringing a range of relatively unknown authors and works, particularly those from Late Antiquity, often dismissed as mere copyists and compilers, to prominence, and making it clear how diverse the understanding of mental health, mental illness, and the treatment for mental conditions was. Considering Galen's dominance of ancient medicine it is not surprising to find more space devoted to him than any other ancient medical author. However, many other lesser known authors and works are given sufficient attention to build on pre-existing scholarship and hopefully inspire new conversations about the history of mental health and mental illness. - Jane Draycott, in: Social History of Medicine 31(4) (2018) pp. 877-900 Mental Illness in Ancient Medicine makes an outstanding contribution to the study of mental illness in ancient medicine, especially at its intersection with philosophy. Not only does each individual chapter provide a wealth of information and argumentation, but the whole advances an important argument about the emergence and development of the concept of mental illness that has not yet been so thoroughly examined in published form. This volume deserves to become a touchstone text within the field. - Jessica Wright, in: Plekos 21 (2019) Insgesamt ist der Band sehr gut ediert. Die Einzelbeitrage hinterlassen den Eindruck einer rege gefuhrten Diskussion durch zahlreiche Verweise aufeinander. Erfreulicherweise sind nur wenige Arbeiten zitiert, die zum Zeitpunkt der Publikation noch nicht erschienenen waren. (...) das Werk [ist] sehr zu empfehlen, gerade auch den an der antiken Entwicklungsgeschichte interessierten medizinischen Psycholog/innen und Psychiater/innen, die sich der Herausforderung einer wissenschaftlichen Selbstreflexion stellen koennen und moechten. - Lutz Alexander Graumann, in: H-Soz-Kult Author InformationP. N. Singer, Ph.D. (1993) Cambridge University, is a Wellcome Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London. He has published major translations and commentaries on Galen (OUP and CUP), and articles on Graeco-Roman philosophy and medicine, especially on the psyche. C. Thumiger, Ph.D. (2004) KCL London, is a classicist and historian of ancient medicne. She is currently Wellcome Research Fellow at the University of Warwick, engaging with a project on the ancient disease phrenitis, has published variously on ancient medicine, history of mental disorders, and Greek tragedy as well as other areas of ancient cultural history. Contributors are: Marke Ahonen, Sean Coughlin, Julien Devinant, Ricarda Gäbel, Christopher Gill, Ricardo Julião, George Kazantzidis, Melinda Letts, Orly Lewis, Nadine Metzger, P. N. Singer, Chiara Thumiger, and Anna Maria Urso. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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