Madness: Between Medieval Islamic and Modern Perspectives

This podcast was recorded at a conference at St Cross College, University of Oxford, in March 2010. The conference brought together well-established historians of medieval Islamic history and contemporary psychiatrists to consider what 'madness' is.

  • 1 minute 23 seconds
    Acknowledgements
    Acknowledgements and credits for the podcast series Madness: Between Medieval Islamic and Contemporary Perspectives.
    12 October 2010, 2:43 pm
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    Hospitals and Madness (Respondents)
    Respondents to Peregrine Horden's lecture: Hospitals and Madness.
    12 October 2010, 2:41 pm
  • 55 minutes 22 seconds
    Hospitals and Madness (Key Lecture)
    Last of four key lectures, delivered by Peregrine Horden, Professor of Medieval History, Royal Holloway, University of London.
    12 October 2010, 2:38 pm
  • 45 minutes 12 seconds
    Foul Whisperings: Madness and Poetry in Arabic Literary History (Respondents)
    Respondents to Geert Jan der Gelder's lecture:, Foul Whisperings: Madness and Poetry in Arabic Literary History.
    12 October 2010, 2:27 pm
  • 34 minutes 50 seconds
    Foul Whisperings: Madness and Poetry in Arabic Literary History (Key Lecture)
    Third of four key lectures delivered by Geert Jan van Gelder, Laudian Professor of Arabic, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford.
    12 October 2010, 2:21 pm
  • 45 minutes 11 seconds
    Love-sickness between Medicine, Philosophy and Theology, and Islam (Respondents)
    Respondents to Hinrich Biesterfeldt's lecture: Love-sickness between Medicine, Philosophy and Theology, and Islam.
    12 October 2010, 2:08 pm
  • 36 minutes 9 seconds
    Love-sickness between Medicine, Philosophy and Theology, and Islam (Key Lecture)
    Second of four key lectures, delivered by Hinrich Biesterfeldt, Professor of Islam Studies Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
    12 October 2010, 12:50 pm
  • 1 hour 52 seconds
    The Historical Background: Saladin's Court (Key Lecture)
    First of four key lectures, delivered by Carole Hillenbrand, Professor of Islamic History at the University of Edinburgh, and author of "The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives".
    12 October 2010, 12:37 pm
  • 20 minutes 4 seconds
    Preliminary Perspective: Medicine and Madness at the Court of Saladin
    Sets the background of the workshop, and explains how the four historical key lectures relate to Daniel Nicolae's research.
    12 October 2010, 12:32 pm
  • 19 minutes 6 seconds
    Introduction - The Philosophy of Psychiatry
    Delivered by Bill Fulford, a psychiatrist and member of the Philosophy Faculty at Oxford University.
    11 October 2010, 6:35 pm
  • 5 minutes 36 seconds
    Madness: Between Medieval Islamic and Modern Perspectives - Preface
    Preface to the Madness: Between Medieval Islamic and Modern Perspectives conference, delivered by conference organiser Daniel Nicolae.
    11 October 2010, 5:45 pm
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