Mesmerism and the end of the Enlightenment in France
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- Language: English
1. Mesmerism and Popular Science 2. The Mesmerist Movement 3. The Radical Strain in Mesmerism 4. Mesmerism as a Radical Political Theory 5. From Mesmer to Hugo 6. Conclusion Bibliographical Note Appendix 1. Mesmer's Propositions Appendix 2. The Milieu of Amateur Scientists in Paris Appendix 3. The Societe de l'Harmonie Universelle Appendix 4. Bergasse's Lectures on Mesmerism Appendix 5. The Emblem and Textbook of the Societes de l'Harmonie Appendix 6. An Antimesmerist View Appendix 7. French Passages Translated in the Text Index
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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The Online Books Page curated catalog record Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1968 | 1968 | — | — | — | Source listed online copy | |
Crossref publisher-supplied book record | 1995 | Harvard University Press; Harvard University Press eBooks | English |
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Subjects
- History
- Philosophy
- Social Sciences
- Art
- Arts and Humanities
- Theology
- Literature
- France
- Mesmerism
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Hypnosis
- Epistemology
- Sociology and Political Science
- 18th century
- Cultural Studies
- Influence
- Intellectual life
- Enlightenment
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Mesmer, Franz Anton, 1734-1815
- Japanese History and Culture
- Art, Technology, and Culture
- Decadence, Literature, and Society
- France, intellectual life
- Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis
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- Open Library reports 7 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
- Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1125 .D37
- The Online Books Page bibliographic note: Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1968
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