Muses, Madmen, And Prophets: Hearing Voices And The Borders Of Sanity

product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Muses, Madmen, And Prophets: Hearing Voices And The Borders Of SanityISBN13:9780143113157ISBN10:0143113151Author:Smith, Daniel B. (Author)Description:An Inquiry Into Hearing Voices-One Of Humanity's Most Profound Phenomena Auditory Hallucination Is One Of The Most Awe-Inspiring, Terrifying, And Ill- Understood Tricks Of Which The Human Psyche Is Capable In The Age Of Modern Medical Science, We Have Relegated This Experience To Nothing More Than A Biological Glitch Yet As Daniel B Smith Puts Forth In Muses, Madmen, And Prophets, Some Of The Greatest Thinkers, Leaders, And Prophets In History Heard, Listened To, And Had Dialogues With Voices Inside Their Heads In A Fascinating Quest For Understanding, Smith Examines The History Of This Powerful Phenomenon, And Delivers A Ringing Defense Of The Validity Of Unusual Human Experiences Smith Presents The Strange History Of Auditory Hallucination And Reevaluates The Popular Conception Of The Phenomenon Today And Through The Ages He Reveals The Roots Of The Medical Understanding And Treatment Of It Along With Its Relationship To The Nature Of Pure Faith Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Penguin BooksPublication Date:2008-03-01Weight:0.54 lbsDimensions:0.62'' H x 8.38'' L x 5.56'' WNumber of Pages:254Language:English