• DOI:10.1353/elh.2002.0009
• Corpus ID: 161311998

Lady MacBeth and the Daemonologie of Hysteria

@article{Levin2002LadyMA,
  title={Lady MacBeth and the Daemonologie of Hysteria},
  author={Joanna Levin},
  journal={ELH},
  year={2002},
  volume={69},
  pages={21 - 55}
}

• Joanna Levin
• Published 1 March 2002
• Philosophy
• ELH

Being a Phisition, and judging in my conscience that these matters have been mistaken by the common people, I thought good to make knowne the doctrine of this disease . . . to the end that the unlearned and rash conceits of others, might be therby brought to better understanding and moderation; who are apt to make everything into a supernaturall work which they do not understand; . . . who are ready to draw forth their wooden dagger, if they do but see a maid or woman suffering one of these fits of the Mother, conjuring and exorcising them as if they were possessed with evil spirits. —Edward Jorden