Much madness is divinest sense : wisdom in memoirs of soul-suffering

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Label

Much madness is divinest sense : wisdom in memoirs of soul-suffering

Title remainder

wisdom in memoirs of soul-suffering

Statement of responsibility

Kathleen J. Greider

Creator

• Greider, Kathleen J., 1954-

Subject

• Emotions -- Religious aspects | Christianity
• Mental health -- Religious aspects | Christianity
• Mental illness -- Religious aspects | Christianity
• Case studies
• Mentally ill -- Religious life
• Suffering -- Religious aspects | Christianity
• Mentally ill -- Case studies

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

"Much Madness Is Divinest Sense, which gets its title from the famous Dickinson poem, is, says Greider, "a gateway into the poignancy and power of the widespread struggle with madness and other forms of emotional anguish." A study of memoirs written by those who have experienced such suffering, Greider shows that those who produce accounts of their struggle with "madness" or psychiatric illness of various types, whether in themselves or someone they love, assert on the basis of their experience that there is sometimes "divinest sense" in madness--something of ultimate value. This book respectfully engages that assertion and seeks to understand it. "Soul-suffering" denotes the most profound aspects of psychic anguish and the book focuses on spiritual issues--questions of ultimate meanings and values--that psychic turmoil commonly precipitates. Where they are raised by the memoirists, the book touches on the beliefs and practices of specific religious traditions." -- Book Jacket

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

248.8/62

Index

no index present

LC call number

BT732.7

LC item number

.G74 2007

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography