religiously framed suffering was used as an excuse to medicalize women who refused to conform to the gender norms of the era. But again, it is not clear how Peschier goes about distinguishing cases of real insanity from madness conjured up by misogynistic doctors. Nevertheless, Lost Souls is a rich book. Peschier’s past research focused on Victorian religion and literature, and her deep grasp of these topics enables her to highlight aspects of female madness that are, if not always surprising, then certainly clarifying. As such, I think this book will be of great relevance to researchers and postgraduate students interested in how religion shaped experiences and the treatment of insanity in the nineteenth century.

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书评：马丁·萨默斯（Martin Summers），宏伟意图之城的疯狂：美国首都的种族和精神疾病史

以宗教为框架的苦难被用作对拒绝遵守那个时代的性别规范的妇女进行医学治疗的借口。但同样，不清楚 Peschier 如何区分真正的精神错乱和厌恶女性的医生所想象的疯狂。尽管如此，失落的灵魂是一本丰富的书。Peschier 过去的研究主要集中在维多利亚时代的宗教和文学上，她对这些主题的深刻把握使她能够突出女性疯狂的各个方面，这些方面虽然并不总是令人惊讶，但肯定会澄清。因此，我认为这本书对于对 19 世纪宗教如何塑造经验和治疗精神错乱感兴趣的研究人员和研究生具有重要意义。