Of horses, planks, and window sleepers: Stage hypnotism meets reform, 1836-1920

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 223-245

  Nadis, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypnosis history; Hypnotists; Stage hypnotists; Vaudeville

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347264703     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016616217818     Document Type: Review

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