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4222150The Three Christs of Ypsilantihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-three-christs-of-ypsilanti-9781590173985/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3754623/e9889bfc-86b1-43c7-bf7e-a4cf050d4a88.jpg?v=638385825377600000264367MXNNew York Review BooksInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>This landmark study of 3 schizophrenic patientseach believing they are Jesus Christoffers a rare and eccentric journey into madness, shining a light on the ethical dilemmas of institutionalized care in the mid-20th century (<em>Slate</em>).</strong></p><p>On July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II.</p><p>The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one anothers company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant, amusing, and at times disturbing. Displaying the sympathy and subtlety of a gifted novelist, Rokeach draws us into the lives of three troubled and profoundly different men who find themselves confronted with the ultimate contradiction conceivable for human beings: more than one person claiming the same identity.</p>...4158100The Three Christs of Ypsilanti264367https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-three-christs-of-ypsilanti-9781590173985/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3754623/e9889bfc-86b1-43c7-bf7e-a4cf050d4a88.jpg?v=638385825377600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20119781590173985_W3siaWQiOiIzZDRkYjRmYS02ZjUzLTQ4NTUtOWFmYy02NGFkNDFkMjVjMGUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM2NywiZGlzY291bnQiOjEwMywic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjoyNjQsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI1LTA3LTAyVDA0OjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781590173985_<p>NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE</p><p>This landmark case study of three schizophrenic patients offers a rare and eccentric journey into madness, shining a light on the ethical dilemmas of institutionalized care in the mid-20th century (<em>Slate</em>)</p><p>On July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II.</p><p>The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one anothers company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant, amusing, and at times disturbing. Displaying the sympathy and subtlety of a gifted novelist, Rokeach draws us into the lives of three troubled and profoundly different men who find themselves confronted with the ultimate contradiction conceivable for human beings: more than one person claiming the same identity.</p>(*_*)9781590173985_<p>NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE</p><p>This landmark case study of three schizophrenic patients offers a rare and eccentric journey into madness, shining a light on the ethical dilemmas of institutionalized care in the mid-20th century (<em>Slate</em>)</p><p>On July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II.</p><p>The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one anothers company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant, amusing, and at times disturbing. Displaying the sympathy and subtlety of a gifted novelist, Rokeach draws us into the lives of three troubled and profoundly different men who find themselves confronted with the ultimate contradiction conceivable for human beings: more than one person claiming the same identity.</p>...(*_*)9781590173985_<p><strong>This landmark study of 3 schizophrenic patientseach believing they are Jesus Christoffers a rare and eccentric journey into madness, shining a light on the ethical dilemmas of institutionalized care in the mid-20th century (<em>Slate</em>).</strong></p><p>On July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II.</p><p>The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one anothers company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant, amusing, and at times disturbing. Displaying the sympathy and subtlety of a gifted novelist, Rokeach draws us into the lives of three troubled and profoundly different men who find themselves confronted with the ultimate contradiction conceivable for human beings: more than one person claiming the same identity.</p>...9781590173985_New York Review Bookslibro_electonico_c10d45e7-22ba-4623-adf5-40b9117983fc_9781590173985;9781590173985_9781590173985Milton RokeachInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/randomhousewh-epub-97ae6f21-676c-4e83-8888-6afb3baeff35.epub2011-04-19T00:00:00+00:00New York Review Books