Mesmerism and the American Cure of Souls

by Robert C. Fuller

Book Overview

The story of mesmerism in nineteenth-century America is the story of how, for the first time, a psychological theory arose to meet the everyday religious and intellectual needs of Americans. Robert Fuller gives us the first complete history of American mesmerist philosophy. He traces its development from an obscure scientific hypothesis to a powerful spiritual philosophy that deeply influenced many of the period's emerging Protestant religious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081227847X
• ISBN13: 9780812278477
• Release Date: September 1982
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary