Body and melancholy… Having been struggling for centuries, this two terms gained completely different meaning. Melancholy, associated with antique protagonists, is known to be genius level concept according to Aristoteles’ definings. During medieval times,however,acedia had been considered one of the seven deadly sins and for that reason people with melancholy were exposed torture because they were accused of being sluggish, sinner and maniac. In modern times , they did not face this kind of punishment but they were condemned to live as an outsider isolated from society. Just like melancholy , body was also pushed into the background because it was considered as a cage imprisoning the spirit and it was exposed to various torments. Along wit...