{"product_id":"obsession-9780226137841","title":"Obsession","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live in an age of obsession. But obsession is not only a phenomenon of modern existence: it is a medical category. Beginning with the roots of the disease in demonic possession and its secular successors, this work traces the evolution of obsessive behavior from a social and religious fact of life into a medical and psychiatric problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an engaging book which I read with considerable - dare I say, obsessive? - enjoyment.... The book is laced with rich examples exemplifying obsessional people and their work.\" - Christine Purdon, Times Higher Education \"Intellectually bold and constantly insightful.... Manages to link Moby-Dick and the TV show Monk.\" - Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune \"Those with a keen interest in (or perhaps an obsession with) obsession and its place in human culture will enjoy Davis's book.\" - Melinda Wenner, Scientific American Mind \"If you should pick up the book expecting an obsessively thorough discourse, you won't be disappointed. But Davis is a fine writer, and he grabs the reader at the outset by confessing his own childhood rituals.\" - Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader \"Beautifully written and impeccably - perhaps obsessively - researched: important reading for anyone interested in inescapable fascinations.\" - Kirkus Reviews \"A witty and interesting historical tour of a fascinating subject.\" - Ian Brooks, Nature\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49369157861719,"sku":"9780226137841","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226137841.jpg?v=1730128568","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/obsession-9780226137841","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}