Muses, Madmen, and Prophets

Hearing Voices and the Borders of Sanity

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, History, Counselling, Mental Illness
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Author: Daniel B. Smith ISBN: 9781101202128
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: March 22, 2007
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Daniel B. Smith
ISBN: 9781101202128
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: March 22, 2007
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

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.

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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.

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