Lifes Preservative Against Self-Killing
Lifes Preservative Against Self-Killing by John Sym, published by Taylor & Francis Group in March 2015, is a significant work in the field of psychology and mental health. This edition, comprising 436 pages, presents the first full-length treatise on suicide published in English, originally released in 1637. The book explores historical attitudes toward suicide, intertwining theological perspectives with psychological and sociological analyses.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of the evolution of suicide laws and the religious beliefs surrounding the topic during Sym’s time. The introduction by Michael MacDonald contextualizes the work within its historical framework, highlighting its relevance to contemporary discussions on mental health and suicide. This edition serves as both a historical document and a scholarly resource, making it a valuable addition to the study of psychology and psychotherapy.
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This book, first published in 1637, was the first full-length treatise on suicide published in English. Originally published in 1988 as part of the Tavistock Classics in the History of Psychiatry series, the introduction by Michael MacDonald places the book in the context of attitudes to suicide in its day, as well as showing some of the ways that this theological book is also a study of the psychology and sociology of suicide. It also discusses the evolution of the law of suicide and analyses the religious beliefs held about it at the time, before going on to look John Sym himself and the structure of his book.
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