Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France:

Early in 1788, Franz Anton Mesmer, a Viennese physician, arrived in Paris and began to promulgate a somewhat exotic theory of healing that almost immediately seized the imagination of the general populace. Robert Darnton, in his lively study of mesmerism and its relation to eighteenth-century radica...

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Main Author: Darnton, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2022]
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Summary:Early in 1788, Franz Anton Mesmer, a Viennese physician, arrived in Paris and began to promulgate a somewhat exotic theory of healing that almost immediately seized the imagination of the general populace. Robert Darnton, in his lively study of mesmerism and its relation to eighteenth-century radical political thought and popular scientific notions, provides a useful contribution to the study of popular culture and the manner in which ideas are diffused down through various social levels
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (232 pages)
ISBN:9780674030190
DOI:10.4159/9780674030190

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