Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France (e-bog) af Robert Darnton, Darnton

Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France e-bog

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Early in 1788, Franz Anton Mesmer, a Viennese physician, arrived in Paris and began to promulgate a somewhat exotic theory of healing that almost immediately seized the imagination of the general populace. Robert Darnton, in his lively study of mesmerism and its relation to eighteenth-century radical political thought and popular scientific notions, provides a useful contribution to the study o...
E-bog 322,59 DKK
Forfattere Robert Darnton, Darnton (forfatter)
Udgivet 1 juli 2009
Længde 232 sider
Genrer HBTB
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780674030190
Early in 1788, Franz Anton Mesmer, a Viennese physician, arrived in Paris and began to promulgate a somewhat exotic theory of healing that almost immediately seized the imagination of the general populace. Robert Darnton, in his lively study of mesmerism and its relation to eighteenth-century radical political thought and popular scientific notions, provides a useful contribution to the study of popular culture and the manner in which ideas are diffused down through various social levels.