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Mad Princes of Renaissance Germany (Studies in Early Modern German History)
H.C.Erik Midelfort
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Paperback. During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book studies them as a group and in context. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBTB; JFC; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that serious steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book is the first to study these princes, and a few princesses, as a group and in context. The result is a flood of new light on the history of Renaissance medicine and of psychiatry, on German politics in the century of Reformation, and on the shifting Renaissance definitions of madness.
During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that serious steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book is the first to study these princes, and a few princesses, as a group and in context. The result is a flood of new light on the history of Renaissance medicine and of psychiatry, on German politics in the century of Reformation, and on the shifting Renaissance definitions of madness.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Early Modern German History
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813915012
SKU
V9780813915012
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