INTRODUCTION: THE NEW HYSTERIA STUDIES

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. PREFACE xi
4. Approaching HYSTERIA 1
5. INTRODUCTION: THE NEW HYSTERIA STUDIES 3
6. A SHORT "HISTORY" OF HYSTERIA 19
7. Part ONE. HYSTERIA AS MEDICAL DISEASE
8. Chapter 1. THE MAJOR INTERPRETIVE TRADITIONS 33
9. Chapter 2. THEORIZING DISEASE HISTORIOGRAPHY 108
10. Part TWO.HYSTERIA AS METAPHOR
11. Chapter 3. CULTURES OF HYSTERIA—PAST AND PRESENT TRADITIONS 179
12. Chapter 4. CULTURES OF HYSTERIA: FUTURE ORIENTATIONS 221
13. CONCLUSION: REMEMBERING HYSTERIA 285
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 295
15. INDEX 317