Sarah Chaney - Psyche on the Skin: A History of Self-Harm

Reaktion Books, 2017. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. 9781780237503 Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages; sellotape repair to top front corner of jacket, creasing to rear top edge. Psyche on the Skin charts the secret history of self-harm. The book describes its many forms, from sexual self-mutilation and hysterical malingering in the late Victorian period, to self-castrating religious sects, to self-mutilation and self-destruction in art, music and popular culture. Sarah Chaney's refreshing historical approach refutes the notion that self-harm has any universal meaning - that it necessarily says something specific about an individual or group, or that it can ever be understood outside the historical and cultural context of a particular era. Drawing on her personal experiences, written in an engaging style and containing many powerful images, Psyche on the Skin challenges the misconceptions and controversies surrounding self-harm.The book is crucial reading for professionals in the field as well as all those affected by this act. 320 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Medicine & Health; ISBN/EAN: 9781780237503. Inventory No: dscf11435.

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