The geography of madness : penis thieves, voodoo death, and the search for the meaning of the world's strangest syndromes
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Published
Brooklyn, NY ; Melville House, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781612193724, 1612193722
Physical Desc
xiii, 241 pages ; 23 cm
Status
Adult (4th Floor) - Adult Nonfiction
306 Bur
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Published
Brooklyn, NY ; Melville House, 2016.
Street Date
1604
Language
English
ISBN
9781612193724, 1612193722
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-231) and index.
Description
"Jon Ronson meets David Grann in this fascinating, wildly entertaining adventure and travel story about how culture can make us go totally insane The Geography of Madness is an investigation of "culture-bound" syndromes, which are far stranger than they sound. Why is it, for example, that some men believe, against all reason, that vandals stole their penises, even though they're in good physical shape? In The Geography of Madness, acclaimed magazine writer Frank Bures travels around the world to trace culture-bound syndromes to their sources--and in the process, tells a remarkable story about the strange things all of us believe"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bures, F. (2016). The geography of madness: penis thieves, voodoo death, and the search for the meaning of the world's strangest syndromes . Melville House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bures, Frank. 2016. The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes. Melville House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bures, Frank. The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes Melville House, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bures, Frank. The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death, and the Search for the Meaning of the World's Strangest Syndromes Melville House, 2016.
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