Methodology of History of Polish Madness
Methodology of History of Polish Madness
Author(s): Mira MarcinówSubject(s): History of ideas, Methodology and research technology, Health and medicine and law, 19th Century
Published by: Ośrodek Badań Filozoficznych
Keywords: history of psychiatry; conceptual history; history of ideas; intellectual history; melancholy; polish psychiatry;
Summary/Abstract: In my book Historia polskiego szaleństwa. T. 1. Słońce wśród czarnego nieba: Studium melancholii [History of Polish Madness. V. 1. The Study of Melancholy: The Sun with the Black Sky], I am trying to present an original view on the history of melancholy in polish psychiatric thought in the 19th century. My research is based on broad hitherto unknown sources. Among the materials on which my book is based there are manuscripts, case reports and printed materials from the archives of the main mental hospitals in Eastern Europe (Kulparkow, Kobierzyn) and national libraries. An examination of so extensive source materials requires a thorough knowledge of different methodologies. I try to combine the tools provided by the intellectual history and history of ideas with that of conceptual history.
Journal: AVANT. Pismo Awangardy Filozoficzno-Naukowej
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-9
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English