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From Paralysis to Fatigue
The first book to put the physical symptoms of stress in their historical and cultural context. This fascinating history of psychosomatic disorders shows how patients throughout the centuries have produced symptoms in tandem with the cultural shifts of the larger society. Newly popularized diseases such as "chronic fatigue syndrome" and "total allergy syndrome" are only the most recent examples of patients complaining of ailments that express the truths about the culture in which they live.
Written in the Flesh
Presents a history of sexual desire - a provocative chronicle of the changing nature of what people yearn to do sexually. This work demonstrates that desire is hardwired into the brain, expressing itself in remarkably similar ways in men and women, adolescent and adult, and in gays, lesbians, and straights alike.
Säkularisierung in den Wissenschaften seit der Frühen Neuzeit
Die modernen (Natur-)Wissenschaften trugen zur 'Verweltlichung' der Wahrnehmung und des Denkens bei. Das aus drei Teilbänden bestehende Werk setzt sich zum Ziel aufzuzeigen, wie unterschiedlich dieser Beitrag der Wissenschaften von Fall zu Fall war: Daß z.B. oft eher von einer 'Christianisierung' des Denkens gesprochen werden muß und daß selbst die 'Freygeisterei' nicht unmittelbar 'verweltlichend' wirkte. An ausgewählten Beispielen aus Wissenschaft und Literatur der Frühen Neuzeit (mit Ausblicken auf das frühe 19. Jahrhundert) wird dabei nicht nur der Begriff der 'Säkularisierung' historisch und systematisch fruchtbar gemacht, sondern auch - und anders als in einem beträchtlichen T...
Lost Worlds
Publication of Lost Worlds introduces to English-speaking readers one of the most original and engaging historians in Germany today. Known for his work in historical demography, Arthur E. Imhof here branches out into folklore, religion, anthropology, psychology, and the history of art. Imhof begins by reconstructing the world and worldview of Johannes Hooss, a farmer in a remote Hessian village. The everyday life of such a man was particular to his region; he spoke a local dialect and shared a regional culture. By exploring the various systems that made sense out of this circumscribed existence - astrology, the folklore of the seasons, and Christian interpretations of birth, confirmation, marriage, and death - Imhof expands the book into a speculation on why life in the late twentieth century can seem meaningless and difficult. Rooted in Imhof's belief that we need stability and values that transcend the individual, Lost Worlds inspires us to examine our own ways of seeing the world.
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The Catholic Enlightenment
"Whoever needs an act of faith to elucidate an event that can be explained by reason is a fool, and unworthy of reasonable thought." This line, spoken by the notorious 18th-century libertine Giacomo Casanova, illustrates a deeply entrenched perception of religion, as prevalent today as it was hundreds of years ago. It is the sentiment behind the narrative that Catholic beliefs were incompatible with the Enlightenment ideals. Catholics, many claim, are superstitious and traditional, opposed to democracy and gender equality, and hostile to science. It may come as a surprise, then, to learn that Casanova himself was a Catholic. In The Catholic Enlightenment, Ulrich L. Lehner points to such figu...
1805-1809
Der zweite Band der Briefe an Pestalozzi umfasst die Jahre 1805 bis 1809 und enthält knapp 400 Briefe. Im napoleonischen Europa avancierte "Volkserziehung" zu einem wichtigen Punkt auf der nationalen Agenda, so dass die Methode Pestalozzis praktische Relevanz bekam. Darüberhinaus zeigen die Briefe, auf welche Gegenargumente die Bewunderer Pestalozzis stießen und wie es zu ersten Konflikten in seinem Institut auf Schloss Yverdon kam. In der Schweiz kann der Titel über die Neue Zürcher Zeitung bezogen werden.
