Madness in Greek Thought and Custom #263174

The effect upon the popular mind of Greece of so mysterious a phenomenon as madness, its bearing upon the religious, eco nomic, and legal institutions of the country, have so far received no attention beyond the scattered comments to be found in works concerned with the social and religious phases of Greek life.3 Even in the writings of such authorities as B. Schmidt, Hart land, and Lawson, the existence of so rich a field of investigation for the student of comparative folk-lore has received only casual mention.