Farquharson, L. (2017) A 'Scottish poor law of lunacy'? Poor law, lunacy law and Scotland's parochial asylums. History of Psychiatry, 28(1), pp. 15-28. (doi: 10.1177/0957154X16678123) (PMID:27895195)
|
Text
132621.pdf - Accepted Version 740kB |
Abstract
Scotland’s parochial asylums are unfamiliar institutional spaces. Representing the concrete manifestation of the collision between two spheres of legislation, the Poor Law and the Lunacy Law, six such asylums were constructed in the latter half of the nineteenth century. These sites expressed the enduring mandate of the Scottish Poor Law 1845 over the domain of ‘madness’. They were institutions whose very existence was fashioned at the directive of the local arm of the Poor Law, the parochial board, and they constituted a continuing ‘Scottish Poor Law of Lunacy’. Their origins and operation significantly subverted the intentions and objectives of the Lunacy Act 1857, the aim of which had been to institute a public district asylum network with nationwide coverage.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council grant number 1516474. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Farquharson, Miss Lauren |
| Authors: | Farquharson, L. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences |
| Journal Name: | History of Psychiatry |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 0957-154X |
| ISSN (Online): | 1740-2360 |
| Published Online: | 28 November 2016 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 The Author |
| First Published: | First published in History of Psychiatry 28(1): 15-28 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
University Staff: Request a correction | Enlighten Editors: Update this record
Altmetric
Altmetric