Melancholy and the otherness of God a study of the hermeneutics of depression / [electronic resource] :
Alina N. Feld.
- Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2011.
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 211 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Hippocratic humors, Plato's Chora, and pseudo-Aristotle's question -- The mortal sins of acedia, sadness, and sloth -- Children of Saturn -- Indolence and ennui -- Infinite will, skepticism, and sublime terror -- On God's otherness -- Boredom, time, and the self -- Psychic pathos, creativity, and insight -- Postmodern depression and apocalypse -- Therapeutics of melancholy.
Melancholy. Depression, Mental. HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine MEDICAL / Diseases MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine MEDICAL / Internal Medicine