Hypnotism
Hypnotism
A History
Forrest, Derek; Storr, Anthony
Penguin Books Ltd
01/2001
352
Mole
Inglês
9780140280401
0140280405
230
This work traces the history of hypnotism from its beginnings as "animal magnetism". Beginning with a detailed description of Anton Mesmer's 1774 discovery and recounting the story of his life, it concludes with an account of the therapeutic, experimental and practical work of the 20th century.
The discovery; Mesmer in Paris; year of crisis; aftermath; somnabulisam; minor magnetists; vision without eyes; the spread of magnetism to Britain and the USA; Elliotson and the Okey Sisters; the Mesmeric campaign; Braid and hypnotism; Charcot at the Sapetriere; the triumph of suggestion; the 20th century.
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This work traces the history of hypnotism from its beginnings as "animal magnetism". Beginning with a detailed description of Anton Mesmer's 1774 discovery and recounting the story of his life, it concludes with an account of the therapeutic, experimental and practical work of the 20th century.
The discovery; Mesmer in Paris; year of crisis; aftermath; somnabulisam; minor magnetists; vision without eyes; the spread of magnetism to Britain and the USA; Elliotson and the Okey Sisters; the Mesmeric campaign; Braid and hypnotism; Charcot at the Sapetriere; the triumph of suggestion; the 20th century.
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