Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France
by [Darnton, Robert]
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"[An] excellent and exemplary study in the history of ideas...Provides a commendable model for those interested in the way 'true' and 'false' ideas interact and broadly influence behavior." --Science
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.
Product Details
- Harvard University Press Brand
- Jan 1, 1986 Pub Date:
- 9780674569515 ISBN-13:
- 0674569512 ISBN-10:
- 232.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.5 in * 0.6 in * 5.5 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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