Introduzione a "Merely a Madness? Defining, Treating and Celebrating the Unreasonable"

Description What does it mean to be mad at different times and in different cultures? What kind of category is madness? Are those who suffer from 'madness' in some sense ill or simply distressed? Are they cursed or inspired? Dangerous or in danger? And what can they expect from the rest of society? Is it treatment or understanding they need? Cure or care? Merely a Madness? Defining, Treating and Celebrating the Unreasonable introduces a gathering of views and exchanges on the inter- and multi-disciplinary perspectives through which madness is defined, examined and experienced. While exploring the some of its historical, philosophical, sociological and psychological interpretations, together the chapters within this volume, link madness and identity - treatment and experience.