Colonial psychiatry, magic and religion. The case of mesmerism in British India

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-71

  Ernst, Waltraud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Colonial medicine; Indigenous medicine; Mesmerism; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INDIA; MEDICINE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; REVIEW; TERRORISM;

EID: 1842631040     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X04039344     Document Type: Review

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