@article{StockhorstFrewer2003,
  author    = {Stockhorst, Stefanie and Frewer, Andreas},
  title     = {Bibliomanie als Krankheit und Kulturph{\"a}nomen : pathographische Fallstudien zur Rezeption von Magister Tinius (1768 - 1846)},
  year      = {2003},
  abstract  = {The paper seeks to analyse the case of the theologian Tinius, one of the best-known representatives of >book- addiction< (bibliomania), as it is described in authentic contemporary documents, popular literature and fictionalised adaptations. Explanations of the phenomenon range from a special socialisation, rational calculation, criminal anthropology, and the >Faustian urge for knowledge<, to diabolical bibliophily and a theology of sin. A historical synopsis shows the heterogeneity of the contemporary criminal and psychiatric discourse on bibliomania as a >literary disease<. The continuing reception of the bibliomania exemplified by Tinius in a variety of literary genres suggests that it incorporates a considerable amount of >social energy<, based on the fascination with the >Other< of reason.},
  language  = {de}
}