The stepchildren of science : psychical research and parapsychology in Germany, c. 1870-1939 /
Leading the reader through the darkened séance rooms and laboratories of Imperial and inter-war Germany, The Stepchildren of Science casts light on the emergence of psychical research and parapsychology in the German context. It looks, in particula.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi Bv Editions,
2009.
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Colección: | Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ;
88. Wellcome series in the history of medicine. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Images; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Emergence of Psychical Research in Imperial Germany; 2 Hypnotism, Lay Medicine and Psychical Research at the Fin de Siècle; 3 In the Laboratory of the Geisterbaron: Experimental Parapsychology in Germany; 4 An Holistic Science: Philosophical Renewal and Official Response; 5 Parapsychology in the Courtroom: Occult Trials, Expertise and Authority during the Weimar Republic; 6 Parapsychology on the Couch: The Psychology of Occult Belief in Germany; Conclusion