Mesmerism
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Mesmerism is a historical practice based on Franz Mesmer’s theories of “animal magnetism,” involving trance-like states and hypnotic techniques that influenced later concepts of hypnosis and spiritual healing.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
healing practice
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historical practice ⓘ psychological theory ⓘ |
| basedOn | animal magnetism ⓘ |
| claimedToTreat |
hysteria
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nervous disorders ⓘ pain ⓘ paralysis ⓘ |
| considered | pseudoscience by modern medicine ⓘ |
| declaredUnprovenBy | French Royal Commission of 1784 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy | Royal Commission on Animal Magnetism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Franz Mesmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | animal magnetism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
animal magnetism
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crisis state ⓘ magnetic fluid ⓘ magnetic passes ⓘ mesmeric trance ⓘ rapport ⓘ universal fluid ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent |
Andrew Jackson Davis
NERFINISHED
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Armand-Marie-Jacques de Chastenet, Marquis de Puységur NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Poyen NERFINISHED ⓘ Franz Mesmer NERFINISHED ⓘ James Esdaile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century spiritualism
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James Braid NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Martin Charcot NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigmund Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ modern hypnosis ⓘ psychotherapy precursors ⓘ spiritual healing movements ⓘ |
| influencedMovement |
Christian Science
NERFINISHED
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New Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ occultism ⓘ theosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
Antoine Lavoisier
NERFINISHED
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Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph-Ignace Guillotin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
hypnotic techniques
ⓘ
trance-like states ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| originatedInCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedInCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedDuring |
19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
hypnosis
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placebo effect ⓘ suggestion ⓘ |
| usedFor | surgical analgesia in the 19th century ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
fixation of the gaze
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group baquet sessions ⓘ hand passes over the body ⓘ laying on of hands ⓘ |
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