Credulity: a cultural history of US mesmerism

Out on credulity! An introduction -- It does not exist: animal magnetism before it was true -- Beyond radical enchantment: mesmerizing laborers in the Americas -- In imagination: traveling clairvoyance and the suspension of disbelief -- Out of character: phrenomesmerism and the secular agent -- The...

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Autore principale: Ogden, Emily (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: Chicago, Ill. London The University of Chicago Press 2018
In:Anno: 2018
Periodico/Rivista:Class 200 : new studies in religion
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B USA / Mesmerismo / Storia 1800-1900
Altre parole chiave:B Mesmerism (United States) History 19th century
B Credulity (United States) History 19th century
Edizione parallela:Elettronico
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Riepilogo:Out on credulity! An introduction -- It does not exist: animal magnetism before it was true -- Beyond radical enchantment: mesmerizing laborers in the Americas -- In imagination: traveling clairvoyance and the suspension of disbelief -- Out of character: phrenomesmerism and the secular agent -- The spirit of Benjamin Franklin -- Coda: bagging the idol
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index
Descrizione fisica:xiv, 267 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN:0-226-53233-X
978-0-226-53216-5
978-0-226-53233-2