1st Edition

Spiritualism, Mesmerism and the Occult, 1800–1920 Vol 4

By Shane McCorristine Copyright 2013

    This edition provides an insight into the dark areas between Victorian science, medicine and religion. The rare reset source material in this collection is organized thematically and spans the period from initial mesmeric experiments at the beginning of the nineteenth century to the decline of the Society for Psychical Research in the 1920s.

    Introduction, Thought-Transference and Telepathy in the Society for Psychical Research, Criticisms of the Telepathic Theory, Editorial Notes