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Bezig met laden... Sancta anorexia vrouwelijke wegen naar heiligheid : Italië 1200-1800door Rudolph M. Bell
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Horrible! He may understand anorexia, but Bell clearly doesn't have much understanding of medieval life and spirituality. The parallels he draws between saints' ascetic behavior and modern anorexia are interesting, and certainly an indication that there are patterns in women's behavior throughout history, but the cultural context is so different that anorexia is not a logical diagnosis for medieval women at all. He takes the primary sources way too literally, and doesn't understand the tropes and conventions that govern medieval hagiographical texts. He understands the texts literally when it is convenient to his argument, but then explains away points that are not convenient. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Is there a resemblance between the contemporary anorexic teenager counting every calorie in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and an ascetic medieval saint examining her every desire? Rudolph M. Bell suggests that the answer is yes. "Everyone interested in anorexia nervosa . . . should skim this book or study it. It will make you realize how dependent upon culture the definition of disease is. I will never look at an anorexic patient in the same way again."--Howard Spiro, M.D., Gastroenterology "[This] book is a first-class social history and is well-documented both in its historical and scientific portions."--Vern L. Bullough, American Historical Review "A significant contribution to revisionist history, which re-examines events in light of feminist thought. . . . Bell is particularly skillful in describing behavior within its time and culture, which would be bizarre by today's norms, without reducing it to the pathological."--Mary Lassance Parthun, Toronto Globe and Mail "Bell is both enlightened and convincing. His book is impressively researched, easy to read, and utterly fascinating."--Sheila MacLeod, New Statesman Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I also don't have enough background in psychology/medicine to gauge if Bell's description of modern anorexics is accurate, but the patronising manner in which he describes the 'typical' anorexic was enough to make me very wary. Note: describing women, in a non-ironic manner, as 'uppity'? Is rather a red flag. There are other things even more irritating, but they may well be triggering to relate. Avoid. ( )