Sep 19, 2022
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Where Does The Term “Mesmerizing” Come From?
An illuminist doctor and the origins of hypnosys.
The founding myth of modern hypnosis coincides with the figure of Friedrich, known as Franz, Anton Mesmer. Mesmer is probably originally from Iznang on Lake Constance. After studying theology and philosophy at the Jesuit universities of Dillingen in 1752 and Ingolstadt in 1753, probably not completing any course of law studies (as indeed…
