The Wise Ones Are All Mad: Cultural Dimensions of Mental Illness in India

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The Wise Ones Are All Mad: Cultural Dimensions of Mental Illness in India

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This dissertation explores the gap mental health experts perceive between official and popular discourses about mental illness in India, focusing on how historical and cultural factors contribute to differing understandings rooted in different frameworks. It argues that current literature and dominant discourses about mental illness in India, particularly regarding stigma, are limited and influenced by colonial legacies. These legacies are commonly perceived to have shaped contemporary challe...

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Thesis level

Doctoral

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2025

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Hafsa Tameez

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/The_Wise_Ones_Are_All_Mad_Cultural_Dimensions_of_Mental_Illn...

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Sociology of health / Mental Health and Illness / Sociology of Health / Cultural Perspectives in Psychiatry / Medical Knowledge Frameworks / Mad Studies / Madness / Knowledge Pluralism / Postcolonialism / School: School of Social and Cultural Studies / Expanding knowledge in human society / Degree Discipline: Sociology / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy / Degree Level: Doctoral

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