Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/05/2016
Why do some men become convinced--despite what doctors tell them--that their penises have, simply, disappeared. Why do people across the world become convinced that they are cursed to die on a particular date--and then do? Why do people in Malaysia suddenly "run amok"? In The Geography of Madness, acclaimed magazine writer Frank Bures investigates these and other "culture-bound" syndromes, tracing each seemingly baffling phenomenon to its source. It's a fascinating, and at times rollicking, adventure that takes the reader around the world and deep into the oddities of the human psyche. What Bures uncovers along the way is a poignant and stirring story of the persistence of belief, fear, and hope.
- ISBN:
- 9781612193724
- 9781612193724
- Category:
- Adventure holidays
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 15-05-2016
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Melville House Publishing
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 228.6x149.86x22.86mm
- Weight:
- 0.4kg
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