Stories
- Book extract
You, a thousand years ago
Jack Hartnell argues that, if we were transported into the medieval past, we’d find ourselves somewhere different yet strangely familiar.
- Article
Diagnosing OCD in the past
Mining the writings of and about famous historical figures, retrospective psychologists try to diagnose their mental health problems. But, inevitably, partial evidence is open to misinterpretation.
- Article
Where does violence come from?
The popular understanding of certain ideas in psychology have become so embedded that it’s easy to blame the parents when a young person commits a crime. Laura Bui looks to the past for evidence.
Catalogue
- Pictures
Abraham and the men of his house circumcising themselves. Engraving by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet.
Hoet, Gerard, 1648-1733.Reference: 22904i- Books
God, sexuality and the self : an essay 'on the Trinity' / Sarah Coakley.
Coakley, Sarah, 1951-Date: 2013- Books
Krew : łczy i dzieli / koncepcja merytoryczna i redakcja katalogu: Małgorzata Stolarska-Fronia = Blood : uniting & dividing / concept and editing: Małgorzata Stolarska-Fronia.
Date: [2017]- Pictures
Three scenes: a woman undergoing a trial for adultery, a Jewish burial and circumcision ceremony. Etching after a woodcut, 1682.
Reference: 22873i- Pictures
- Online
Sins and subsequent punishment in Hell. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 26691i