History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy

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Autor(a) principal: Schmidt,Eder
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Simanke,Richard Theisen
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Latinoamericana de Psicopatologia Fundamental (Online)
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Resumo: The 1965 book Hysteria: The History of a Disease, by the German American historian Ilza Veith, certainly represented a milestone in the historiography of hysteria. Praised at first as an innovative work, unprecedented in its comprehensiveness and scholarship, it became, over time, object of multiple criticisms regarding its omissions, its psychoanalytic bias, and the teleological character of its approach. This article aims at pondering these contrasting assessments and discussing the historical significance of Veith’s work from a contemporary perspective. To this end, a brief overview of historical studies on hysteria before Veith is outlined. This overview is followed by a descriptive and critical presentation of her work, a discussion of certain aspects of its reception and, as conclusion, an evaluation of her contribution and legacy to this research field.
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title History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy
spellingShingle History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy
Schmidt,Eder
Hysteria
history of hysteria
historiography of hysteria
Ilza Veith
psychoanalysis
title_short History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy
title_full History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy
title_fullStr History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy
title_full_unstemmed History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy
title_sort History of hysteria: Ilza Veith’s legacy
author Schmidt,Eder
author_facet Schmidt,Eder
Simanke,Richard Theisen
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author2 Simanke,Richard Theisen
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Simanke,Richard Theisen
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hysteria
history of hysteria
historiography of hysteria
Ilza Veith
psychoanalysis
topic Hysteria
history of hysteria
historiography of hysteria
Ilza Veith
psychoanalysis
description The 1965 book Hysteria: The History of a Disease, by the German American historian Ilza Veith, certainly represented a milestone in the historiography of hysteria. Praised at first as an innovative work, unprecedented in its comprehensiveness and scholarship, it became, over time, object of multiple criticisms regarding its omissions, its psychoanalytic bias, and the teleological character of its approach. This article aims at pondering these contrasting assessments and discussing the historical significance of Veith’s work from a contemporary perspective. To this end, a brief overview of historical studies on hysteria before Veith is outlined. This overview is followed by a descriptive and critical presentation of her work, a discussion of certain aspects of its reception and, as conclusion, an evaluation of her contribution and legacy to this research field.
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