Bridey Murphy
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Bridey Murphy is the purported 19th-century Irish woman whose alleged past-life memories, recalled under hypnosis by an American housewife, sparked a famous mid-20th-century case and popular interest in reincarnation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged past-life personality
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cultural phenomenon ⓘ |
| allegedBirthPlace | Cork, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedCenturyOfLife | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegedDeathCause | fall down stairs ⓘ |
| allegedDeathCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegedHusbandName | Sean Brian McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedLifeEventsDescribedIn | hypnotic regression sessions ⓘ |
| allegedMaidenName | Bridget Kathleen Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedNickname | Bridey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| allegedResidence | Belfast, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
past-life regression
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reincarnation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | hypnosis ⓘ |
| broughtToPublicAttentionBy |
Morey Bernstein
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Tighe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversyType | parapsychology controversy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspired books, articles, and a feature film ⓘ |
| existenceStatus | historically unverified ⓘ |
| fieldOfDebate |
parapsychology
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psychology of memory ⓘ religious views on reincarnation ⓘ |
| firstPublicizedIn | 1952 GENERATED ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture | referenced as a classic case of alleged past-life recall ⓘ |
| languageOfAllegedMemories | English with Irish inflections ⓘ |
| mediaCoveragePeakDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoriesFirstRecalledIn | 1952 ⓘ |
| memoriesRecalledBy | Virginia Tighe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoriesRecalledUnder | hypnosis ⓘ |
| memoriesRecordedBy | Morey Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing public awareness of past-life regression
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sparking mid-20th-century popular interest in reincarnation ⓘ |
| popularizedByBook | The Search for Bridey Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedByBelieversAs | evidence for reincarnation ⓘ |
| regardedBySkepticsAs | product of cryptomnesia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Search for Bridey Murphy (book)
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The Search for Bridey Murphy (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ investigative journalism ⓘ media controversy about reincarnation ⓘ skeptical inquiry ⓘ |
| subjectOfBookBy | Morey Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfFilm | The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearBookPublished | 1956 ⓘ |
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