JOURNAL ARTICLE

Christina Ramos, Bedlam in the New World: A Mexican Madhouse in the Age of Enlightenment.

  • Published In: Journal of the History of Medicine & Allied Sciences, 2024, v. 79, n. 1. P. 92 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Ablard, Jonathan 3 of 3

Abstract

"Bedlam in the New World: A Mexican Madhouse in the Age of Enlightenment" by Christina Ramos is a meticulously researched book that explores the history of mental health care in Colonial Mexico. The author challenges the prevailing narrative that Latin American doctors in the late nineteenth century rejected the colonial traditions of care for the mentally ill. Ramos argues that the Order of San Hipólito, which ran the oldest mental hospital in the Americas, played a significant role in shaping colonial authorities' understanding of mental illness. Additionally, the Inquisition in Mexico distinguished between the mad and the heretical and relied on the expertise of university-trained doctors. The book sheds light on the complex relationship between the Catholic church, the Inquisition, and the medicalization of mental illness in colonial Mexico. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of the History of Medicine & Allied Sciences. 2024/01, Vol. 79, Issue 1, p92
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Politics and Government
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0022-5045
  • DOI:10.1093/jhmas/jrad031
  • Accession Number:174880536
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