mesmerism

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Chapnick discovered Alcott’s other stories as part of his research into spiritualism and mesmerism.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Richter then turned to the master of musical mesmerism for the movie’s soundtrack, to be performed live by a 14-player chamber ensemble of strings, winds and pairs of vibraphones and pianos.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Barnum, the vogue for mesmerism, theories of the universe, the birth of the Smithsonian Institution and, not least, the careers of the important early American scientists Joseph Henry and Alexander Dallas Bache.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2021

His account of Strang’s rise and fall is littered with thumbnail histories of 19th-century cross-dressing, John Brown, John Deere, the Brontës, bloomers, the Underground Railroad, mesmerism, newspaper exchanges, the Illuminati and much else.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2020

In addition to its medical uses, mesmerism was a popular fad, performed in theaters or at home parties.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock