Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere.now in paperback Invention of Hysteria hysteria (hĭstĕr`ēə), in psychology, a disorder commonly known today as conversion disorder, in which a psychological conflict is converted into a bodily disturbance. Charcot Char·cot , Jean Martin 1825-1893. French neurologist. A teacher of Sigmund Freud and Alfred Binet, he is known for his investigations of nervous diseases, his work on hysteria, and his studies of hypnotism. and the Photographic Iconography iconography (ī'kŏnŏg`rəfē) [Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology [Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either individual or symbolic, religious or secular; of the Salpetriere Georges Didi-Huberman translated by Alisa Alisa (Russian: Алиса, Russian analogue to the female name Alice) is Russian hard rock band, which is credited as one of the most influential bands in Russian rock movement. Hartz "This poetic account of the relationship between photography and madness will interest any student of art or mental health, for seldom have these fields been so definitively intertwined."--Publishers Weekly [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Available in fine bookstores everywhere, or call 800-405-1619. |
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