Explains what madness is, to show that it can be understood in psychological terms, and that by studying it we can learn important insights about the normal mind. This book argues that traditional approaches to madness must be abandoned in favour of an approach which is more consistent with what we know about the human mind.

Describes how our ideas about Egypt are based not only on the discoveries made by early Egyptologists, but also on various kinds of evidence produced by modern scientific and linguistic analyses. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of ancient Egypt, from despotic pharaohs to dismembered bodies, and from hieroglyphs to animal-headed gods.

Interest in Buddhist thought has grown dramatically, and with it, the desire to understand where Buddhism stands on a range of contemporary ethical questions, which have not been traditionally addressed. This work examines issues including animal rights, the environment, abortion, and cloning, from a Buddhist perspective.

Presents the cultural and historical background of the Dead Sea scrolls, and the theories and controversies surrounding their interpretation and significance.

Provides a historical account of feminism, exploring its earliest roots and key issues such as voting rights and the liberation of the sixties. This book presents a global analysis of the situation of women, from Europe and the United States to Third World countries.