Title: Locura y disidencia en el México ilustrado, 1760-1810
First published: 1994
Description: "Novel study of madness in late colonial Mexico, based on the records found in Inquisition, Criminals and Prisons sections of the AGN. Madness is understood as a behavior challenging religious discourse, rather than as a mental condition. Thus, this is a cultural, not a medical history"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: History, Mental illness, Social aspects, Social aspects of Mental illness
Places: Mexico
LC classification: RC451.M6 S23 1994