{"product_id":"the-mystic-mind-the-psychology-of-medieval-mystics-and-ascetics-paperback-1","title":"The Mystic Mind: The Psychology of Medieval Mystics and Ascetics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerome Kroll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard Bachrach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon a database of over 1,400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this illuminating study examines the relationship between medieval mystical experiences, the religious practices of mortification; laceration of the flesh, sleep deprivation and extreme starvation, and how these actions produced altered states of consciousness and brain function in the heroic ascetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining and disputing much contemporary writing about the political and gender motivations in the medieval quest for a closeness with God, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in medieval religion or the effects of self-injurious behaviour on the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jerome Kroll is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Challenge of the Borderline Patient \u003c\/em\u003e(1988) and co-author, with Sir Martin Roth, of \u003cem\u003eThe Reality of Mental Illness \u003c\/em\u003e(1986). Bernard Bachrach is Professor of History at the University of Minnesota. He has written or edited fifteen books and over one hundred articles on medieval history, including several studies on medieval mental illness in collaboration with Jerome Kroll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.16 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42567345307744,"sku":"9780415340519","price":115.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/emVVVjg0dDErY3BPUmhqNVVLMDdOQT09.webp?v=1770666919","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mystic-mind-the-psychology-of-medieval-mystics-and-ascetics-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}