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The book of phobias & manias : a history of obsession  Cover Image Book Book

The book of phobias & manias : a history of obsession / Kate Summerscale.

Summary:

"From the winner of the Edgar Award and the Samuel Johnson Prize, a cultural history of "everyday madness." The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from ablutophobia (a horror of washing) to syllogomania (a compulsion to hoard) to zoophobia (a fear of animals). Phobias and manias are deeply personal experiences, and among the most common anxiety disorders of our time, but they are also clues to our shared past. The award-winning author Kate Summerscale uses rich and riveting case studies to trace the origins of our obsessions, unearthing a history of human strangeness, from the middle ages to the present day, and a wealth of explanations for some of our most powerful aversions and desires"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593489758 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 239 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Mania.
Phobias.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 616.85225 Sum 31681010293876 NONFIC Available -


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