| Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Hearing Voices and the Borders of Sanity Contributor(s): Smith, Daniel B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143113151 ISBN-13: 9780143113157 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Smith presents the strange history of auditory hallucination and reevaluates the popular conception of the phenomenon today and through the ages. He reveals the roots of the medical understanding and treatment of it along with its relationship to the nature of pure faith. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History - Psychology | Psychopathology - Schizophrenia - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling |
| Dewey: 616.89 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.56" W x 8.38" (0.54 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An inquiry into hearing voices-one of humanity's most profound phenomena Auditory hallucination is one of the most awe-inspiring, terrifying, and ill- understood tricks of which the human psyche is capable. In the age of modern medical science, we have relegated this experience to nothing more than a biological glitch. Yet as Daniel B. Smith puts forth in Muses, Madmen, and Prophets, some of the greatest thinkers, leaders, and prophets in history heard, listened to, and had dialogues with voices inside their heads. In a fascinating quest for understanding, Smith examines the history of this powerful phenomenon, and delivers a ringing defense of the validity of unusual human experiences. |