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Paperback Sacred Lives Book

ISBN: 1913913996

ISBN13: 9781913913991

Sacred Lives

In ancient times, epilepsy was a condition felt to be sacred. Early myths and mystique surrounding it led to persecution, demonisation, incarceration and social rejection. Only by the nineteenth century does epilepsy become accepted as a physical condition, and not a manifestation of madness or the result of a dangerous contagion.

Why epilepsy became and continues to be so stigmatised can be best understood by observing the manner in which,...

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