Muses, madmen, and prophets : rethinking the history, science, and meaning of auditory hallucination / by Daniel B. Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, Daniel B., 1977- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Penguin Press, 2007. |
| Description | xiii, 254 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prelude : the pathological assumption -- The house of mirrors -- Noble automatons -- Interlude : listening -- The tyranny of meaning -- The soft-spoken god -- Enigmatical dictation -- Interlude : floating -- Personal deity : Socrates versus the state -- Digna vox : Joan of Arc versus the church -- Morbid offspring : Daniel Paul Schreber versus psychiatry -- Postlude : hearing voices. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references ([231]-242) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006050653 |
| ISBN | 9781594201103 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1594201102 (alk. paper) |