The Book of Phobias and Manias
A History of Obsession
by Kate Summerscale
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Pub Date Sep 27 2022 | Archive Date Nov 25 2024
PENGUIN GROUP The Penguin Press | Penguin Books
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Description
The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from ablutophobia (a horror of washing) to syllogomania (a compulsion to hoard) to zoophobia (a fear of animals).
Phobias and manias are deeply personal experiences, and among the most common anxiety disorders of our time, but they are also clues to our shared past. The award-winning author Kate Summerscale uses rich and riveting case studies to trace the origins of our obsessions, unearthing a history of human strangeness, from the middle ages to the present day, and a wealth of explanations for some of our most powerful aversions and desires.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780593489758 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
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