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Mesmerism, Spiritualism, Etc

Historically and Scientifically Considered

by William Benjamin Carpenter

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English

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William Carpenter (1813–1885) was a leading medical teacher and researcher in London. Although much of his work focused on physiology and the nervous system, he spent a considerable amount of time investigating questions surrounding the relationship between science and religion. He participated in many debates on this issue, and was a member of the prestigious Metaphysical Society, which explored scientific and religious connections. In Mesmerism, Spiritualism, etc. Historically and Scientifically Considered, two of his lectures published in 1877, Carpenter sets out to question on scientific grounds the many spiritualist beliefs that were gaining popularity throughout Britain. His work covers topics such as odylism, electro-biology, thought-reading and clairvoyance. He locates these practices in historical contexts that often stretch back to ancient times, and gives modern scientific explanations for certain phenomena, all with the aim of stifling what he called 'epidemic delusions'.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis, Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling, and Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “spiritualism”. Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the title, “Spiritualism” in the description, “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “spiritualism”· via OpenAlex
    • “Spiritualism”· in title
    • “Spiritualism”· in description
    • “Spiritualism”· in subject
    • “Spiritualism”· in edition title
  • Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “clairvoyance”. Retained metadata contains “Clairvoyance” in the description.

    • “clairvoyance”· via OpenAlex
    • “Clairvoyance”· in description
  • Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, openalex, and openlibrary matched “mesmerism” and “Mesmerism”. Retained metadata contains “Mesmerism” in the title, “Mesmerism” in the description, “Mesmerism” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “mesmerism”· via Crossref
    • “mesmerism”· via OpenAlex
    • “Mesmerism”· via Open Library
    • “Mesmerism”· in title
    • “Mesmerism”· in description
    • “Mesmerism”· in subject
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Retained metadata contains “Metaphysics” in the subject metadata.

    • “Metaphysics”· in subject

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Editions

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Historically and Scientifically Considered

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2011Cambridge University Press; Cambridge University Press eBooksEnglish
  • 9780511910470
  • 9781108027397
  • 0511910479
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Cataloging notes

  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL21459939W
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