‘Disciples of Asclepius’ or ‘advocates of Hermes’? Psychiatrists and alcohol in early twentieth-century Greece "Disciples d'Esculape" ou "porte-paroles d'Hermès" ? Psychiatres et alcool en Grèce au début du XXe siècle
Fiche du document
15 novembre 2022
- handle: 10670/1.bsrq4r
- hal: hal-03869491
- doi: 10.7765/9781526159410.00014
Ce document est lié à :
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.7765/9781526159410.00014
Mots-clés
Alcohol Psychiatry History GreeceSujets proches
Grain alcohol Drinking alcohol Intoxicants Potable alcoholCiter ce document
Kostis Gotsinas, « "Disciples d'Esculape" ou "porte-paroles d'Hermès" ? Psychiatres et alcool en Grèce au début du XXe siècle », HAL-SHS : histoire, ID : 10.7765/9781526159410.00014
Métriques
Partage / Export
Résumé
This chapter shows how contemporary attitudes towards alcoholism were affected by long-standing cultural mores, ideas about identity and beliefs about different ‘types’ of alcohol. Physicians became concerned about alcohol-induced diseases at the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century, despite the economic benefits of alcohol to Greek commerce. The author maps the competing ideas of alcohol as nutrition and as poison within the context of a ‘wet culture’. Greek psychiatrists were divided between proponents of total abstinence and advocates of moderate use, who also made a distinction between fermented and distilled beverages. Eventually, Greek psychiatrists came to perceive ‘immoderate’ alcohol consumption as a pathology. The chapter highlights the importance of transnational networks to treatment at the Athens lunatic asylum, which was mainly influenced by French and German approaches.