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Majnūn : the madman in medieval Islamic society
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dols, Michael W, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental illness--Public opinion--Medieval, 500-1500--Islamic Empire.
- Mental illness.
- Mentally ill--Public opinion--Islamic Empire.
- Mentally ill.
- Psychiatry and religion--Islamic Empire.
- Psychiatry and religion.
- Social history--Islamic Empire.
- Social history.
- Public opinion.
- Psychology.
- Religion.
- Social Control, Informal.
- Humanities.
- Sociology.
- Social Sciences.
- Mental Disorders.
- Religion and Psychology.
- Public Opinion.
- Islam.
- Medical Subjects:
- Psychology.
- Religion.
- Social Control, Informal.
- Humanities.
- Sociology.
- Social Sciences.
- Mental Disorders.
- Religion and Psychology.
- Public Opinion.
- Islam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 543 p., [4] p. of plates) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1992.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A study of madness in the medieval Islamic world. Using a variety of sources - historical, literary and art - the late Michael Dols explores beliefs about madness and examines attitudes towards individuals afflicted by mental illness or disability.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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