Mesmerism and Christian Science: A Short History of Mental Healing, 1909

Frank Podmore

Kessinger Publishing, Jul 1, 2003 - Religion - 324 pages

1909. The aim of the present work is briefly to describe the various phases of the movement initiated by Mesmer, and to trace the successive attempts made by those who came after him to get below the surface to the underlying reality. The universal indifferent fluid of the famous Propositions was discredited in the eyes of the scientific world by Bailly's report. By Mesmer's followers, even in his lifetime, it was weighed and found wanting.

Contents

• CHAPTER HEALING BY FLUID: 1
• THE MAGNETIC SYSTEM: 26
• THE FIRST FRENCH COMMISSION: 41
• CHAPTER VTHE DISCOVERY OF SOMNAMBULISM: 63
• HEALING BY SUGGESTION: 87
• LATER FRENCH COMMISSIONS: 103
• MESMERISM IN ENGLAND: 122
• THE FLUIDIC THEORY: 151
• CLAIRVOYANC: 168
• SPIRITUALISM IN FRANCE: 192
• CHAPTER XLSPIRITUALISM IN GERMANY: 205
• CHAPTER XILTHE COMING OF THE PROPHETS: 218
• THOMAS LAKE HARRIS: 234
• THE RISE OF MENTALHEALING: 249
• MARY BAKER EDDY: 262
• CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: 279
• INDEX: 301

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mesmerism and Christian Science: A Short History of Mental Healing, 1909
• Author: Frank Podmore
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2003
• ISBN: 0766172015, 9780766172012
• Length: 324 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Christianity / Christian Science