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Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism (Class 200: New Studies in Religion)
| Full title: | Credulity: A Cultural History of US Mesmerism (Class 200: New Studies in Religion) |
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| ISBN: | 9780226532332 |
| ISBN 10: | 022653233X |
| Authors: | Ogden, Professor Emily |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Num. pages: | 272 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2018 |
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Synopsis
Out on credulity! An introduction -- It does not exist: animal magnetism before it was true -- Beyond radical enchantment: mesmerizing laborers in the Americas -- In imagination: traveling clairvoyance and the suspension of disbelief -- Out of character: phrenomesmerism and the secular agent -- The spirit of Benjamin Franklin -- Coda: bagging the idol. Emily Ogden. Includes bibliographical references.