{"product_id":"mesmerism-spiritualism-etc-historically-and-scientifically-considered-paperback-9781108027397","title":"Mesmerism, Spiritualism, etc.; Historically and Scientifically Considered (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108027397","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMesmerism, Spiritualism, etc.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistorically and Scientifically Considered\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Victorian doctor's lectures, published in 1877, using historical and scientific evidence to challenge the 'epidemic delusions' of spiritualism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Benjamin Carpenter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108027397, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e178 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1 cm, 0.23 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWilliam Carpenter (1813–1885) was a leading medical teacher and researcher in London. Although much of his work focused on physiology and the nervous system, he spent a considerable amount of time investigating questions surrounding the relationship between science and religion. He participated in many debates on this issue, and was a member of the prestigious Metaphysical Society, which explored scientific and religious connections. In Mesmerism, Spiritualism, etc. Historically and Scientifically Considered, two of his lectures published in 1877, Carpenter sets out to question on scientific grounds the many spiritualist beliefs that were gaining popularity throughout Britain. His work covers topics such as odylism, electro-biology, thought-reading and clairvoyance. He locates these practices in historical contexts that often stretch back to ancient times, and gives modern scientific explanations for certain phenomena, all with the aim of stifling what he called 'epidemic delusions'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Lecture I: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Mesmerism\u003cbr\u003e Odylism\u003cbr\u003e Electro-biology\u003cbr\u003e Pendule explorateur\u003cbr\u003e Diving rod\u003cbr\u003e Thought-reading\u003cbr\u003e Lecture II: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Mesmeric clairvoyance\u003cbr\u003e Table-turning and table-talking\u003cbr\u003e Spiritualism\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\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":46266013516056,"sku":"9781108027397","price":23.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108027397i_256d175c-dccf-415c-bc4b-772b0fbc5db3.jpg?v=1694873461","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mesmerism-spiritualism-etc-historically-and-scientifically-considered-paperback-9781108027397","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}