Macmullen, Ramsay (editor); Lane, Eugene N. (editor):PAGANISM AND CHRISTIANITY 100-425 C.E. : A Sourcebook
- Taschenbuch 2020, ISBN: 9780800626471
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Grand Central Publishing. Very Good. 6.4 x 1.55 x 9.3 inches. Hardcover. 2019. 400 pages. <br>Shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Inv estment Science Book Prize Named a … Mehr…
Grand Central Publishing. Very Good. 6.4 x 1.55 x 9.3 inches. Hardcover. 2019. 400 pages. <br>Shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Inv estment Science Book Prize Named a Best Book of 2020 by The Guar dian * The Telegraph * The Times One of America's most courageou s young journalists and the author of the #1 New York Times bests elling memoir Brain on Fire investigates the shocking mystery beh ind the dramatic experiment that revolutionized modern medicine i n this international bestseller (NPR). Doctors have struggled fo r centuries to define insanity--how do you diagnose it, how do yo u treat it, how do you even know what it is? In search of an answ er, in the 1970s a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan and seven other people--sane, healthy, well-adjusted members of soci ety--went undercover into asylums around America to test the legi timacy of psychiatry's labels. Forced to remain inside until they 'd proven themselves sane, all eight emerged with alarming diagno ses and even more troubling stories of their treatment. Rosenhan' s watershed study broke open the field of psychiatry, closing dow n institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever. But , as Cahalan's explosive new research shows in this real-life det ective story, very little in this saga is exactly as it seems. Wh at really happened behind those closed asylum doors? Editorial R eviews Amazon Review An Amazon Best Book of November 2019: S usannah Cahalan's first book Brain on Fire documented her experie nce with a treatable autoimmune disease that masqueraded as menta l illness. The disease did so by causing inflammation on her brai n, and after being misdiagnosed with schizophrenia, she was given antipsychotic drugs and nearly transferred to the psych ward. Lu ckily, an insightful doctor saved her from being committed to a v ery different life than the one she is living now. Diseases lik e that are called the great pretenders, because their symptoms mi mic the behaviors of psychiatric illnesses. Cahalan's personal ex perience led her deeper into the study of mental health, where sh e learned of a groundbreaking 1973 study called On Being Sane in Insane Places. In that study, a Stanford psychologist named David Rosenhan, along with seven other sane people, volunteered to get themselves committed into asylums by repeating the words thud, e mpty, hollow. That was pretty much all it took. Eventually, they had to find their way out. The Great Pretender is a panoramic l ook at the mental health industry, but at its center is a mystery . As Cahalan, who is a journalist, sets out to learn more about R osenhan's study, her work uncovers as many questions as it does a nswers. The result is a book that broadens our understanding of a system that many feel is broken, at the same time that it deepen s our relationship to the people who are affected by that system (those who are admitted and those who are administering). It may also serve as a reminder that it's not always good for us to meet our heroes. The more we read about Rosenhan, the more we begin t o wonder if he wasn't a different kind of pretender than people t hought him to be.--Chris Schluep, Amazon Book Review Review Nam ed One of the Top 100 Must-Read Books of 2019 by TIME Magazine N amed a Best Book of the Month by the New York Times, Washington P ost, O Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Busi ness Insider, Refinery29, Bustle, CrimeReads, Popsugar, and PureW ow Named a Best Book of the Fall by Kirkus, Bookish, and LitHub This is a well-crafted, gripping narrative that succeeds on many levels. Cahalan, who gained the trust of Rosenhan's family, is m eticulous and sensitive in her research; compelling and insightfu l in her writing.?The Financial Times [A]n impressive feat of in vestigative journalism--tenaciously conduct, appealingly written. .. as compelling as a detective novel.?The Economist A sharp inv estigation into how human self-interest, weaknesses, and egos can shape the way that science proceeds.?Undark A fascinating, pote nt, and crucial read.?Buzzfeed A stranger-than-fiction thrill ri de exposing the loose screws of our broken mental health system.? O Magazine, Best Books of December Cahalan's passionate and exha ustive reexamination of the famous research 'On Being Sane in Ins ane Places' by Stanford psychologist David Rosenhan is a riveting read...A terrific piece of detective work [with] fascinating ins ights into the mental health controversies that have swirled ever since the study's publication.?p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0 .0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}Forbes The Great Pretender reads like a detective story, with Cahalan re vealing tantalizing clues at opportune moments so we can experien ce the thrills of discovery alongside her...What she unearthed tu rned out to be far stranger, as documented in her absorbing new b ook, The Great Pretender. It's the kind of story that has levels to it, only instead of a townhouse it's more like an Escher print . On one level: A profile of Rosenhan and his study. On another: Cahalan's own experience of researching the book. And on a third: The fraught history of psychiatry and the pursuit of scientific knowledge.?New York Times Cahalan's research is dogged and her n arrative riveting, leading us from red herring to clue and back w ith the dexterity of the best mystery novelists. Then she builds her case like a skilled prosecuting attorney.?p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}New York Journal of Books A thrilling mystery--and a power ful case for a deeper understanding of mental illness.?People Mag azine A thrilling and lively work of investigative journalism... This vital book, full of intelligence and brio, is a must-read fo r anyone who has mental illness issues somewhere in their life -- i.e., everyone.?p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11. 0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}Marion Winik, Minneapol is Star Tribune An urgent, personal book...The Great Pretender r eads like a suspense novel, with the reader unable to stop turnin g the pages. [This book] cements Cahalan's place in the ranks of the country's sharpest writers of nonfiction. The Great Pretender is an essential book, an a plea for the world to come to terms w ith the way we're treating some of our most vulnerable people.?NP R A gripping, insightful read, The Great Pretender...has the urg ency of a call to action.?TIME Magazine Bold, brave, and origina l, THE GREAT PRETENDER grips you as tightly as the madness it inv estigates. Cahalan writes with enormous intelligence and style, a nd propels you through this dark and fascinating journey into psy chiatry and the very nature of sanity.?Susan Orlean, New York Tim es bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book P eople have asked me over the years: If they liked The Psychopath Test, what should they read next? I now have an answer. THE GREAT PRETENDER is such an achievement. It is a wonderful look at the anti-psychiatry movement and a great adventure--gripping, investi gative--and is destined to become a popular and important book.?J on Ronson, New York Times bestselling author of The Psychopath Te st and So You've Been Publicly Shamed A masterpiece of historica l reconstruction...an intellectual detective story [and] a toweri ng critique of our systems of mental health-care. If I could've w ritten this book, I would have.?Ron Powers, New York Times bestse lling author of No One Cares About Crazy People Engaging [and] i lluminating.?Science The Great Pretender is a tight, propulsive, true-life detective story which somehow also doubles as a sweepi ng history of our broken mental health-care system. Cahalan herse lf has experienced this system as both a patient and a reporter, and her background informs every fascinating page of this dogged investigative odyssey. It is an amazing achievement, and there is no question it will go down as the definitive account of one of the most influential psychology experiments of all time.?p.p1 {ma rgin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px 'Times New Roman'}spa n.s1 {font-kerning: none}Luke Dittrich, New York Times bestsellin g author of Patient H.M. Breathtaking! Cahalan's brilliant, time ly, and important book reshaped my understanding of mental health , psychiatric hospitals, and the history of scientific research. A must-read for anyone who's ever been to therapy, taken a brain- altering drug, or wondered why mental patients were released in d roves in the 1980s. And a thrilling, eye-opening read even for th ose who thought they weren't affected by the psychiatric world.?p .p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Rom an'}Ada Calhoun, author of St. Marks Is Dead and Wedding Toasts I 'll Never Give Gripping [and] vivid...A well-told story fraught with both mystery and real-life aftershocks that set the psychiat ric community on its ear...Cahalan follows all the leads like a b loodhound. Her pursuit reads like a well-tempered mystery being p icked apart, with tantalizing questions for which many of the ans wers are just out of reach.?Kirkus, starred review Fascinating.. .Cahalan sets a new standard for investigative journalism...Her i mpeccable inquiry into the shadowy reality of Rosenhan's study ma kes an urgent case that the psychological and psychiatric fields must recover the public trust that 'Rosenhan helped shatter.'?Pub lishers Weekly Brain on Fire was one of the most gripping, fasci nating memoirs to come out in the last decade. Susannah Cahalan i s back with what should be one of the most talked about books of 2019.?Inside Hook, 5 New Books You Should Be Reading This Novembe r Cahalan researched The Great Pretender over the course of five years, but the pages practically turn themselves. It's absorbing , sometimes sobering, sometimes seriously funny. Cahalan's narrat ion makes the reading great fun, with an urgency occasionally aki n to a thriller.?Shelf Awareness Brilliant...Indispensable readi ng.?Library Journal Engrossing.?Nature Susannah Cahalan has wri tten a wonderful book that reflects years of persistent and remar kable historical detective work. The Great Pretender is an extrao rdinary look at the life of a Stanford professor and a famous pap er he published in 1973, one that dramatically transformed Americ an psychiatry in ways that still echo today. The book is fast-pac ed and artfully constructed--an incredible story that constitutes a tribute to Cahalan's powers as both a writer and a sleuth.?p.p 1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman '}Andrew Scull, author of Madness in Civilization: A Cultural His tory of Insanity A study that facilitated one of the most destru ctive changes in 20th-century domestic policy appears to be withe ring under scrutiny.?National Review A journalistic adventure st ory. . . Illuminates a game-changing moment in the history of psy chiatry in this country.?NPR Cahalan is a gifted and dogged inve stigative reporter, and her work on this study is vital. The ques tions and concerns she raises about Rosenhan's research are long overdue.?Paste Review Named One of the Top 100 Must-Read Books o f 2019 by TIME Magazine Named a Best Book of the Month by the Ne w York Times, Washington Post, O Magazine, San Francisco Chronicl e, Houston Chronicle, Business Insider, Refinery29, Bustle, Crime Reads, Popsugar, and PureWow Named a Best Book of the Fall by Ki rkus, Bookish, and LitHub This is a well-crafted, gripping narra tive that succeeds on many levels. Cahalan, who gained the trust of Rosenhan's family, is meticulous and sensitive in her research ; compelling and insightful in her writing.?The Financial Times [A]n impressive feat of investigative journalism--tenaciously con duct, appealingly written... as compelling as a detective novel.? The Economist A sharp investigation into how human self-interest , weaknesses, and egos can shape the way that science proceeds.?U ndark A fascinating, potent, and crucial read.?Buzzfeed A stran ger-than-fiction thrill ride exposing the loose screws of our bro ken mental health system.?O Magazine, Best Books of December Cah alan's passionate and exhaustive reexamination of the famous rese arch 'On Being Sane in Insane Places' by Stanford psychologist Da vid Rosenhan is a riveting read...A terrific piece of detective w ork [with] fascinating insights into the mental health controvers ies that have swirled ever since the study's publication.?p.p1 {m argin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {f ont-kerning: none}Forbes The Great Pretender reads like a detect ive story, with Cahalan revealing tantalizing clues at opportune moments so we can experience the thrills of discovery alongside h er...What she unearthed turned out to be far stranger, as documen ted in her absorbing new book, The Great Pretender. It's the kind of story that has levels to it, only instead of a townhouse it's more like an Escher print. On one level: A profile of Rosenhan a nd his study. On another: Cahalan's own experience of researching the book. And on a third: The fraught history of psychiatry and the pursuit of scientific knowledge.?New York Times Cahalan's re search is dogged and her narrative riveting, leading us from red herring to clue and back with the dexterity of the best mystery n ovelists. Then she builds her case like a skilled prosecuting att orney.?p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvet ica}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}New York Journal of Books A thri lling mystery--and a powerful case for a deeper understanding of mental illness.?People Magazine A thrilling and lively work of i nvestigative journalism...This vital book, full of intelligence a nd brio, is a must-read for anyone who has mental illness issues somewhere in their life -- i.e., everyone.?p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0. 0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica}span.s1 {font-kerning: no ne}Marion Winik, Minneapolis Star Tribune An urgent, personal bo ok...The Great Pretender reads like a suspense novel, with the re ader unable to stop turning the pages. [This book] cements Cahala n's place in the ranks of the country's sharpest writers of nonfi ction. The Great Pretender is an essential book, an a plea for th e world to come to terms with the way we're treating some of our most vulnerable people.?NPR A gripping, insightful read, The Gre at Pretender...has the urgency of a call to action.?TIME Magazine Bold, brave, and original, THE GREAT PRETENDER grips you as tig htly as the madness it investiga, Grand Central Publishing, 2019, 3, Fortress Press, 1992. 296pp. Trade paperback, VG,corner tips slightly creased, index, 'Collection of documents that shed light on the complex fabric of religious belief as it changed from a variety of non-Judeo-Christian movements to Christian in late antiquity, . Trade Paperback. Very Good., Fortress Press, 1992, 3<
