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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Main Author: Ogden, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago The University of Chicago Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
Series/Journal:Class 200: new studies in religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Mesmerism / History 1800-1900
Further subjects:B Mesmerism ; United States ; History ; 19th century
B Mesmerism (United States) History 19th century
B Credulity-United States-History-19th century
B Mesmerism-United States-History-19th century
B Credulity (United States) History 19th century
B Credulity ; United States ; History ; 19th century
B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
Print version: Ogden, Emily: Credulity : A Cultural History of US Mesmerism. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press,c2018. - 9780226532165
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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.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record
ISBN:022653247X