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Lunatic Asylums in Colonial Bombay

Shackled Bodies, Unchained Minds. Mental Health in Historical Perspective

By (author) Sarah Ann Pinto
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Published: 10th Sep 2018
Dimensions: w 148mm h 210mm d 22mm
Weight: 577g
ISBN-10: 3319942433
ISBN-13: 9783319942438
Barcode No: 9783319942438
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This book traces the historical roots of the problems in India's mental health care system. It accounts for indigenous experiences of the lunatic asylum in the Bombay Presidency (1793-1921). The book argues that the colonial lunatic asylum failed to assimilate into Indian society and therefore remained a failed colonial-medical enterprise. It begins by assessing the implications of lunatic asylums on indigenous knowledge and healing traditions. It then examines the lunatic asylum as a 'middle-ground', and the European superintendents' 'common-sense' treatment of Indian insanity. Furthermore, it analyses the soundscapes of Bombay's asylums, and the extent to which public perceptions influenced their use. Lunatic asylums left a legacy of historical trauma for the indigenous community because of their coercive and custodial character. This book aims to disrupt that legacy of trauma and to enable new narratives in mental health treatment in India.

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"Sarah Pinto's book is one of the first attempts to study the social history of lunatic asylums in the Bombay Presidency, and she approaches her study through an analysis of Indigenous responses to these colonial institutions. ... the book will prove to be a fascinating read for anyone interested in the history of colonial health and healthcare. It is based on a vast body of primary sources available in India and the United Kingdom." (Mrunmayee Satam, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, Vol. 20 (3), 2019)