: Analyzes the negotiation of hysteria between doctors and patients, focusing on the relationship between medical materialism and the body.
: Investigates the development of hysteria as a "strange pathology" in the early modern world (1500–1800). Hysteria Beyond Freud
: The text demonstrates that hysteria was frequently defined not just by biological symptoms, but by prevailing social norms regarding gender, behavior, and "proper" womanhood. : Analyzes the negotiation of hysteria between doctors
: Discusses the intersection of hysteria with feminism and gender, viewing the condition through a socio-political lens. : Discusses the intersection of hysteria with feminism
: Explores the origins of hysteria in antiquity, specifically examining the Hippocratic tradition and the myth of the "wandering womb".
: The authors argue that while Freud is often credited with "discovering" the psychological roots of hysteria, he actually inherited a 3,000-year-old lineage of medical and cultural thought.
: Analyzes the negotiation of hysteria between doctors and patients, focusing on the relationship between medical materialism and the body.
: Investigates the development of hysteria as a "strange pathology" in the early modern world (1500–1800).
: The text demonstrates that hysteria was frequently defined not just by biological symptoms, but by prevailing social norms regarding gender, behavior, and "proper" womanhood.
: Discusses the intersection of hysteria with feminism and gender, viewing the condition through a socio-political lens.
: Explores the origins of hysteria in antiquity, specifically examining the Hippocratic tradition and the myth of the "wandering womb".
: The authors argue that while Freud is often credited with "discovering" the psychological roots of hysteria, he actually inherited a 3,000-year-old lineage of medical and cultural thought.