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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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Chicago, Ill. London
The University of Chicago Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Class 200 : new studies in religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Mesmerism
/ History 1800-1900
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| Further subjects: | B
Mesmerism (United States)
History 19th century
B Credulity (United States) History 19th century |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index |
| ISBN: | 022653233X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226532479.001.0001 |