Mesmer and Animal Magnetism: A Chapter in the History of Medicine

Pattie, Frank A.

ISBN 10: 0962239356 / ISBN 13: 9780962239359

Published by Edmonston Pub, Hamilton, New York, U.S.A., 1994

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Title: Mesmer and Animal Magnetism: A Chapter in ...

Publisher: Edmonston Pub, Hamilton, New York, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

Franz Anton Mesmer (May 23, 1734 - March 5, 1815) sometimes incorrectlyreferred to as Friedrich Anton Mesmer, was a German physician with an interest in astronomy, who theorised that there was a natural energetic transference that occurred between all animated and inanimate objects that he called animal magnetism, sometimes later referred to as mesmerism. The theory attracted a wide following between about 1780 and 1850, and continued to have some influence until the end of the century; it is now almost entirely forgotten. In 1843 the Scottish physician James Braid proposed the term hypnosis for a technique derived from animal magnetism; today this is the usual meaning of mesmerism.