Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics*

The author of this excellent book is Nancy Scheper-Hughes, and the subtitle is Mental Illness in Rural Ireland. One of the most interesting themes of this book is how life in rural Ireland became so “de-eroticized,” to use her word. Here is one bit: Marriage in rural Ireland is, I suggest,…

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