es, Madmen, and Prophets (Hardcover) by Daniel B. Smith

Auditory Hallucination is one of the most awe-inspiring, terrifying and ill-understood tricks of which the human psyche is capable. Muses, Madmen, and Prophets reevaluates the popular conception of this phenomenon today and through the ages., revealing the roots of its medical understanding and treatment. The book probes history, literature, anthropology, psychology, and neurology to explain and demystify the experience of hearing voices, in a fascinating quest for understanding. Daniel B. Smith's personal experience with the phenomenon-his father heard voices, and it was the great torment and shame of his father's life--and the author's discovery that some people learn to live in peace with their voices fuel this contemplative, brilliantly researched, and inspired first book. Original. New book, light markings on cover. 2007.

Auditory Hallucination is one of the most awe-inspiring, terrifying and ill-understood tricks of which the human psyche is capable. Muses, Madmen, and Prophets reevaluates the popular conception of this phenomenon today and through the ages., revealing the roots of its medical understanding and treatment. The book probes history, literature, anthropology, psychology, and neurology to explain and demystify the experience of hearing voices, in a fascinating quest for understanding. Daniel B. Smith's personal experience with the phenomenon-his father heard voices, and it was the great torment and shame of his father's life--and the author's discovery that some people learn to live in peace with their voices fuel this contemplative, brilliantly researched, and inspired first book. Original. New book, light markings on cover. 2007. P191.