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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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chicago, Ill. London
The University of Chicago Press
2018
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| In: | Anno: 2018 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Class 200 : new studies in religion
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| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
USA
/ Mesmerismo
/ Storia 1800-1900
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| 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 |
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| 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 |