The stepchildren of science : psychical research and parapsychology in Germany, c. 1870-1939 /

The stepchildren of science : psychical research and parapsychology in Germany, c. 1870-1939 / / Heather Wolffram.

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Leading the reader through the darkened séance rooms and laboratories of Imperial and inter-war Germany, The Stepchildren of Science casts light on the emergence of psychical research and parapsychology in the German context. It looks, in particular, at the role of the psychiatrist Albert von Schren...

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Superior document:Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 88
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Wolffram, Heather.
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 88.
Wellcome series in the history of medicine.
Physical Description:1 online resource (341 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • List of Images / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • List of Abbreviations / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Glossary / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Acknowledgements / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Introduction / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • The Emergence of Psychical Research in Imperial Germany / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Hypnotism, Lay Medicine and Psychical Research at the Fin de Siècle / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • In the Laboratory of the Geisterbaron: Experimental Parapsychology in Germany / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • An Holistic Science: Philosophical Renewal and Official Response / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Parapsychology in the Courtroom: Occult Trials, Expertise and Authority during the Weimar Republic / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Parapsychology on the Couch: The Psychology of Occult Belief in Germany / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Conclusion / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Bibliography / Editors The Stepchildren of Science
  • Index / Editors The Stepchildren of Science.

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