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Holy Anorexia by Rudolph M. Bell (1987, Trade Paperback)
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Holy Anorexia by Rudolph M. Bell. "Everyone interested in anorexia nervosa. . should skim this book or study it. It will make you realize how dependent upon culture the definition of disease is. —Howard Spiro, M.D., Gastroenterology.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press
ISBN-100226042057
ISBN-139780226042053
eBay Product ID (ePID)101206
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameHoly Anorexia
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1987
SubjectPsychopathology / Eating Disorders, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Christianity / History, Religious, Europe / General, Europe / Medieval
TypeTextbook
AuthorRudolph M. Bell
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight14.2 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN85-008460
Dewey Edition19
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305/.90824
Table Of ContentPreface 1. Recognition and Treatment 2. I, Catherine 3. The Cloister 4. Wives and Mothers 5. Historical Dimensions: Ascent 6. Historical Dimensions: Decline Epilogue Notes Bibliography Sources for Figures Index
SynopsisIs there a resemblance between the contemporary anorexic teenager counting every calorie in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and an ascetic medieval saint examining her every desire? Rudolph M. Bell suggests that the answer is yes. "Everyone interested in anorexia nervosa . . . should skim this book or study it. It will make you realize how dependent upon culture the definition of disease is. I will never look at an anorexic patient in the same way again."--Howard Spiro, M.D., Gastroenterology "[This] book is a first-class social history and is well-documented both in its historical and scientific portions."--Vern L. Bullough, American Historical Review "A significant contribution to revisionist history, which re-examines events in light of feminist thought. . . . Bell is particularly skillful in describing behavior within its time and culture, which would be bizarre by today's norms, without reducing it to the pathological."--Mary Lassance Parthun, Toronto Globe and Mail "Bell is both enlightened and convincing. His book is impressively researched, easy to read, and utterly fascinating."--Sheila MacLeod, New Statesman, Is there a resemblance between the contemporary anorexic teenager counting every calorie in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and an ascetic medieval saint examining her every desire? Rudolph M. Bell suggests that the answer is yes. "Everyone interested in anorexia nervosa . . . should skim this book or study it. It will make you realize how dependent upon culture the definition of disease is. I will never look at an anorexic patient in the same way again."--Howard Spiro, M.D., Gastroenterology " This] book is a first-class social history and is well-documented both in its historical and scientific portions."--Vern L. Bullough, American Historical Review "A significant contribution to revisionist history, which re-examines events in light of feminist thought. . . . Bell is particularly skillful in describing behavior within its time and culture, which would be bizarre by today's norms, without reducing it to the pathological."--Mary Lassance Parthun, Toronto Globe and Mail "Bell is both enlightened and convincing. His book is impressively researched, easy to read, and utterly fascinating."--Sheila MacLeod, New Statesman
LC Classification NumberHQ1220.I8B4 1987
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