The Search for Bridey Murphy (book)
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The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1950s non-fiction book that popularized the story of an American woman’s alleged past-life memories under hypnosis, sparking widespread public fascination with reincarnation.
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| The Search for Bridey Murphy | 1 |
| The Search for Bridey Murphy (book) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Morey Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | hypnosis sessions with Virginia Tighe ⓘ |
| controversy |
accuracy of alleged past-life memories
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methodology of hypnosis sessions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | Bridey Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Morey Bernstein
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Tighe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
case study
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occult ⓘ parapsychology ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced popular culture depictions of hypnosis
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popularized interest in reincarnation in the United States ⓘ sparked public debate about past-life regression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
hypnosis
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past-life regression ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| mediaAdaptation | inspired a 1956 film adaptation "The Search for Bridey Murphy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-known early past-life regression cases
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helping launch a mid-20th-century reincarnation craze ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| reception |
commercial success
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subject of skeptical investigation ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century Ireland (claimed past life) ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
memory and identity
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suggestibility under hypnosis ⓘ |
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The Search for Bridey Murphy