{"product_id":"a-history-of-hypnotism-paperback-9780521483292","title":"A History of Hypnotism (Paperback) 9780521483292","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Hypnotism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA detailed and scholarly history of the phenomena, practice and theory of mesmerism, hypnotism and multiple personality disorder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Gauld (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521483292, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 March 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e760 pages, 12 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17.4 x 3.4 cm, 0.818 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'…massive, authoritative and erudite … will surely remain the standard history of hypnotism for a long time to come.' Society for Psychical Research\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1778, Franz Anton Mesmer introduced to Paris his theory of 'animal magnetism' and so began a school of thought which gradually spread across Europe and America. This book traces the history of the phenomena, practice and theory of mesmerism, hypnotism and multiple personality disorder. It discusses the ideas and influences of leading figures in the movement and decribes the use of the techniques in medical practice. Case histories and anecdotal accounts are used throughout to provide a fascinating insight into this controversial subject. In his epilogue, Gauld discusses modern approaches to hypnotism and multiple personality disorder, the role of hypnotism in clinical practice, and offers some ideas for understanding these intriguing phenomena. This detailed and scholarly work will be of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists and medical historians, as well as to the interested general reader.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePrologue: Franz Anton Mesmer\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Successors of Mesmer: 1. The Royal Commissions and the pamphlet war\u003cbr\u003e 2. Puységur\u003cbr\u003e 3. Phenomena and speculations 1784–1789\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mesmerism in the German-speaking countries\u003cbr\u003e 5. Kluge\u003cbr\u003e 6. The revival of magnetism in France\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mesmerism and the medical profession in France 1820–1840\u003cbr\u003e 8. Mystical magnetism: Germany\u003cbr\u003e 9. Mystical magnetism: France\u003cbr\u003e 10. Mesmerism in the United States\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mesmerism in Britain\u003cbr\u003e 12. Topics from the Zoist\u003cbr\u003e 13. Animal magnetism: retrospect and reflections\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Heyday of Hypnotism: 14. Precursors of hypnotism\u003cbr\u003e 15. Hypnotism and scientific orthodoxy 1875–1885\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Nancy school\u003cbr\u003e 17. Pierre Janet and his influence\u003cbr\u003e 18. Dipsychists and polypsychists\u003cbr\u003e 19. Hypnotism and multiple personality in the United States\u003cbr\u003e 20. Hypnotism and suggestion at the turn of the century I: preliminary considerations\u003cbr\u003e 21. The turn of the century II: hypnotic phenomena\u003cbr\u003e 22. The turn of the century III: uses and applications of hypnotism\u003cbr\u003e 23. The turn of the century IV: states ostensibly related to hypnosis\u003cbr\u003e 24. The turn of the century V: theories of hypnosis\u003cbr\u003e 25. The decline of hypnotism\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: hypnotism today: Barber and beyond.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychiatry [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychiatry\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychiatry%20%5BMMH%5D%22\"\u003eMMH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004479590680,"sku":"9780521483292","price":86.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521483292i_a18586c7-2c10-4461-b340-208d0b4dfaf7.jpg?v=1691383002","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-hypnotism-paperback-9780521483292","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}