The occult nineteenth century: roots, developments, and impact on the modern world
Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks -- References -- Part I: Mesmerism -- Chapter 2: Carl August von Eschenmayer and the Somnambulic Soul -- From Philosophical Idealism to Animal Magnetism -- Eschenmayer's Psychology -- The World of Spirits -- Decline --...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing AG
2021
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Collection/Revue: | Palgrave studies in new religions and alternative spiritualities
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Occultisme
/ Religion
/ Histoire 1800-1900
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Occultism-Religious aspects
B Occultism-History-19th century B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Électronique
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| Résumé: | Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introductory Remarks -- References -- Part I: Mesmerism -- Chapter 2: Carl August von Eschenmayer and the Somnambulic Soul -- From Philosophical Idealism to Animal Magnetism -- Eschenmayer's Psychology -- The World of Spirits -- Decline -- Eschenmayer's Relevance -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Chapter 3: Priest-Doctors and Magnetisers: Mesmerism, Romantic Medicine, and Catholic Thought in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century -- Introduction -- Windischmann's "Christian Healing Art" -- Ringseis' Medical System -- Conclusion -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Chapter 4: Animal Magnetism and Its Psychological Implications in Hungary -- Introduction -- The Onset of Animal Magnetism in Hungary -- Animal Magnetism in Hungary Within and Outwith Medicine -- The "Magnetising Count" : Ferenc Szapáry and his Followers -- The Legacy of Gárdos -- Spiritualistic Magnetisers -- Popular Magnetisers: The Example of Mrs. Wunderlich -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Chapter 5: From Fluidum to Prāṇa: Reading Mesmerism Through Orientalist Lenses -- Introduction: The "Pranic" Branch in the Reception History of Mesmerism -- Anquetil-Duperron's Mesmeric View of Prāṇa and Its Ensuing Reception Among German Mesmerists -- Blavatsky's Orientalism and "The Power to Heal" -- Reuß's First Announcement of Pranatherapie -- Vivekananda's Prāṇa-Based Model of Alternative Healing Methods -- Reuß Continued: From Pranatherapie to Prana Healing -- Conclusion -- References -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Part II: Occultism in America and Europe -- Chapter 6: Total Recall: The "Panoramic Life Review" Near Death as Proof of the Soul's Timeless Self-Presence in Western Esotericism of the Nineteenth Century -- Introduction. |
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| ISBN: | 3030553183 |