THE MEDICAL MAN AND THE WITCH DURING THE RENAISSANCE (THE HIDEYO NOGUCHI LECTURES)
Book Details + Condition: The John Hopkins Press (Baltimore, MD). First Edition, 1935. Scarce. Hardcover. Octavo. Maroon cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. 216 pages, with b&w illustrations and Index. Publication of the Institute of the History of Medicine from The Johns Hopkins University (Third Series, Volume II). Author Gregory Zilboorg (M.D.) presents a psychological exploration of historical witchcraft, in three essays:
- The Physiological and Psychological Aspects of the Malleus Maleficarum
- Medicine and the Witch in the Sixteenth Century
- Johan Meyer
From the PsycINFO Database Record: The first lecture considers the physiological and psychological aspects of the Malleus Maleficarum (Witch's Hammer) by Kraemer and Sprenger (1487-89), a textbook for the Inquisition. The second lecture discusses the witch and medicine in the 16th century, including comments on Paracelsus and Agrippa. The third is devoted to the founder of modern psychiatry, Johann Weyer (1515-1588) whose work, De praestigiis daemonum (1563), emphasized the clinical point of view, the necessity of treating witches as medical cases, the view that will has nothing to do with mental sickness, and that normal and pathological states differ only in degree.
A scarce first edition in good, clean condition with firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; wear to boards, with old cup ring to front; chafed spine ends; light toning to pages; interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
