Isis Revelata: An Inquiry into Animal Magnetism

CONTENTS.

Method of administering animal magnetism recommended by Kluge. Preparatory and effective hand movements original: "manipulations", etc. . . . 260

CHAPTER XIII.—Effects of animal magnetism upon the body original: "organism" of the patient. General effects. Particular effects. Classification of the phenomena. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth degrees. Theory of the first French Commissioners—imagination, imitation, and physical contact original: "attouchèment". Opinions of Doctors Stieglitz, Hufeland, Sprengel, Ziermann, and of Professor Dugald Stewart. . . . 276

CHAPTER XIV.—Phenomena of animal magnetism. Sleep. Magnetic trance original: "Somnambulism". Organic insensibility. Transference of the faculties. Natural sleepwalking original: "Somnambulism", etc. . . . 293

CHAPTER XV.—Magnetic trance original: "Somnambulism" known to the ancients. Cases reported by Van Helmont—Horstius—Henricus ab Heer—Muratori—Gassendi—Vigneul de Marville—Dr. Prichard—Martinet—Professor Upham—Macnish—Gall—Dr. Franklin. Case of Lord Culpepper's brother. Case of a French gentleman. Case at the Town-Hall, Southwark. Other examples. . . . 309

CHAPTER XVI.—Archbishop of Bordeaux's original: "Bourdeaux's" case. Case reported by Dr. Levade, and Messrs. original: "MM." Regnier and Van Berchem. Case reported by Professor Feder of Göttingen original: "Goëttingen". Case recorded in the Transactions of the Medical Society of Breslau. Total organic insensibility. Case reported by Dr. Knoll. . . 323

CHAPTER XVII.—Cases reported by Mr. original: "M." Sauvages de la Croix—Lord Monboddo—Dr. Schultz of Hamburg original: "Hamburgh". Case of John Baptist Negretti. Cases reported by Ritter—Major Elliot—Dr. Dyce of Aberdeen—Dr. Abercrombie of Edinburgh. . . . 336