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A Night of Mesmerism and Psychology at Barts Museum

October 21, 2013 by Andreas Sommer

Last Thursday I had the privilege of giving a talk in the excellent Damaging the Body lecture series, ably organised at Barts Museum of Pathology, London, by Jo Parsons and Sarah Chaney. Surrounded by hundreds of jars filled with various organs and body parts of dead people (no nibbles were served in case you’re wondering), … Read more

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Categories Uncategorized Tags Albert von Schrenck-Notzing, Animal magnetism, Arthur Schopenhauer, Bismarck, Carl du Prel, Charles Richet, Clairvoyance, Discipline formation, Experimental psychology, Franz Mesmer, French Revolution, German Idealism, Germany, Hypnotism, Johann Friedrich Zöllner, Max Dessoir, Psychical research, Psychology, Rudolf Heidenhain, Schelling, Telepathy, Wilhelm T. Preyer, Wilhelm Wundt 3 Comments
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