CONTENTS.
PREFACES ...
CHAPTER I. HISTORY OF HYPNOTISM
Empirical period (1)—The first scientific systems (5)—Mesmer (6)—Animal
magnetism in France (7)—In Germany (8)—Decline of animal magnetism
(I I ).
The scientific development of Hypnotism (14)—Braid (14)—Electro-Biology
(15)—Liebeault (17)—Charcot (17)—The School of Nancy (18)—International
spread of hypnotism (19)—Germany (23)—Hypnotism in medicine (24)—Hypnotism
and the law (25)—Psychology (25)—Theologians and hypnotism (26)
a —The study of suggestion (27).
Congresses (28)—Journals devoted to hypnotism (29)—Lectures on hypnotism
(3o)—Documentary evidence (31)—Popularization of hypnotism (31)—Literature
(32)—Art (32).
CHAPTER H.
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Examples of hypnosis (34)—Terminology (37)—Production of hypnosis
(38)—Psychical methods (38)—Auto-hypnosis (39)—Physical methods
(4o)—Combined methods (45)—Drugs (45) —The magnet (46)—The
awakening (47).
Disposition to hypnosis (48)—Hysteria (49)—Mental aptitudes (49)—Nationality
(51)—Age (51)—Frequency of experiments (52)—External conditions
(52).
Hypnosis without the consent of the subject (54)—Hypnosis induced in sleep
(55)—Percentage of hypnotizable persons (56) —Stages of hypnosis (58)—Max
Dessoir's groups (59)—Captivation and pseudo-hypnosis (61)—Suggestibility
(60—Thoughtreading (62)—The concept "suggestion" (64)—Auto-suggestion
(67).
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