Late 19th- and early 20th-century discussions of animal magnetism

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-381

  Alvarado, Carlos S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; HISTORY; HYPNOSIS; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; TRANSFERENCE;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HYPNOSIS;

EID: 70449673055     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207140903098510     Document Type: Review

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