Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America /:
"Progressive nineteenth-century Americans believed firmly that human perfection could be achieved with the aid of modern science. To many, the science of that turbulent age appeared to offer bright new answers to life's age-old questions. Such a climate, not surprisingly, fostered the grow...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Progressive nineteenth-century Americans believed firmly that human perfection could be achieved with the aid of modern science. To many, the science of that turbulent age appeared to offer bright new answers to life's age-old questions. Such a climate, not surprisingly, fostered the growth of what we now view as "pseudo-sciences"--Disciplines delicately balancing a dubious inductive methodology with moral and spiritual concerns, disseminated with a combination of aggressive entrepreneurship and sheer entertainment. Such "sciences" as mesmerism, spiritualism, homoeopathy, hydropathy, and phrenology were warmly received not only by the uninformed and credulous but also by the respectable and educated. Rationalistic, egalitarian, and utilitarian, they struck familiar and reassuring chords in American ears and gave credence to the message of reformers that health and happiness are accessible to all. As the contributors to this volume show, the diffusion and practice of these pseudo-sciences intertwined with all the major medical, cultural, religious, and philosophical revolutions in nineteenth-century America. Hydropathy and particularly homoeopathy, for example, enjoyed sufficient respectability for a time to challenge orthodox medicine. The claims of mesmerists and spiritualists appeared to offer hope for a new moral social order. Daring flights of pseudo-scientific thought even ventured into such areas as art and human sexuality. And all the pseudo-sciences resonated with the communitarian and women's rights movements."--Publisher's description |
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| spelling | Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America / Arthur Wrobel, editor. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2015] 1 online resource (254 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Introduction / Arthur Wrobel-- Robert H. Collyer's Technology of the Soul / Taylor Stoehr-- "Nervous Disease" and Electric Medicine / John L. Greenway-- Hydropathy, or the Water-Cure / Marshall Scott Legan-- Andrew Jackson Davis and Spiritualism / Robert W. Delp-- Phrenology as Political Science / Arthur Wrobel-- Sexuality and the Pseudo-Sciences / Harold Aspiz-- Washington Irving and Homoeopathy / George Hendrick-- Sculpture and the Expressive Mechanism / Charles Thomas Walters-- Mesmerism and the Birth of Psychology / Robert C. Fuller-- Afterword / Arthur Wrobel. "Progressive nineteenth-century Americans believed firmly that human perfection could be achieved with the aid of modern science. To many, the science of that turbulent age appeared to offer bright new answers to life's age-old questions. Such a climate, not surprisingly, fostered the growth of what we now view as "pseudo-sciences"--Disciplines delicately balancing a dubious inductive methodology with moral and spiritual concerns, disseminated with a combination of aggressive entrepreneurship and sheer entertainment. Such "sciences" as mesmerism, spiritualism, homoeopathy, hydropathy, and phrenology were warmly received not only by the uninformed and credulous but also by the respectable and educated. Rationalistic, egalitarian, and utilitarian, they struck familiar and reassuring chords in American ears and gave credence to the message of reformers that health and happiness are accessible to all. As the contributors to this volume show, the diffusion and practice of these pseudo-sciences intertwined with all the major medical, cultural, religious, and philosophical revolutions in nineteenth-century America. Hydropathy and particularly homoeopathy, for example, enjoyed sufficient respectability for a time to challenge orthodox medicine. The claims of mesmerists and spiritualists appeared to offer hope for a new moral social order. Daring flights of pseudo-scientific thought even ventured into such areas as art and human sexuality. And all the pseudo-sciences resonated with the communitarian and women's rights movements."--Publisher's description Pseudoscience United States History 19th century. Alternative medicine United States History 19th century. Quacks and quackery United States History 19th century. United States Social life and customs 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140534 Parasciences États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. Médecines parallèles États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. États-Unis Murs et coutumes 19e siècle. MEDICAL Pharmacology. bisacsh HISTORY United States 19th Century. bisacsh Pseudoscience fast Alternative medicine fast Manners and customs fast Quacks and quackery fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 1800-1899 fast History fast Wrobel, Arthur, 1940- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjD798dh8RRXRH4YqrG6Td http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86121803 has work: Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFxHbwmtVTjmpQyh47TDtq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Wrobel, Arthur. Pseudo-Science and Society in 19th-Century America. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813155449 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=938562 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America / Introduction / Robert H. Collyer's Technology of the Soul / "Nervous Disease" and Electric Medicine / Hydropathy, or the Water-Cure / Andrew Jackson Davis and Spiritualism / Phrenology as Political Science / Sexuality and the Pseudo-Sciences / Washington Irving and Homoeopathy / Sculpture and the Expressive Mechanism / Mesmerism and the Birth of Psychology / Afterword / Pseudoscience United States History 19th century. Alternative medicine United States History 19th century. Quacks and quackery United States History 19th century. Parasciences États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. Médecines parallèles États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. MEDICAL Pharmacology. bisacsh HISTORY United States 19th Century. bisacsh Pseudoscience fast Alternative medicine fast Manners and customs fast Quacks and quackery fast |
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| title_alt | Introduction / Robert H. Collyer's Technology of the Soul / "Nervous Disease" and Electric Medicine / Hydropathy, or the Water-Cure / Andrew Jackson Davis and Spiritualism / Phrenology as Political Science / Sexuality and the Pseudo-Sciences / Washington Irving and Homoeopathy / Sculpture and the Expressive Mechanism / Mesmerism and the Birth of Psychology / Afterword / |
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| title_full | Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America / Arthur Wrobel, editor. |
| title_fullStr | Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America / Arthur Wrobel, editor. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America / Arthur Wrobel, editor. |
| title_short | Pseudo-science and society in 19th-century America / |
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| topic | Pseudoscience United States History 19th century. Alternative medicine United States History 19th century. Quacks and quackery United States History 19th century. Parasciences États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. Médecines parallèles États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. MEDICAL Pharmacology. bisacsh HISTORY United States 19th Century. bisacsh Pseudoscience fast Alternative medicine fast Manners and customs fast Quacks and quackery fast |
| topic_facet | Pseudoscience United States History 19th century. Alternative medicine United States History 19th century. Quacks and quackery United States History 19th century. United States Social life and customs 19th century. Parasciences États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. Médecines parallèles États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle. États-Unis Murs et coutumes 19e siècle. MEDICAL Pharmacology. HISTORY United States 19th Century. Pseudoscience Alternative medicine Manners and customs Quacks and quackery United States History |
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