ESDAILE, James (1808 – 1859)
1808 – 1859
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1843 CE–1856 CE
#9256
The Zoist: A journal of cerebral physiology & mesmerism, and their applications to human welfare. Edited by John Elliotson. 13 vols.
The most comprehensive source about British mesmerism of the period, and an invaluable reference for contemporary ideas and developments not only in mesmerism (hypnosis) but also in phrenology, neurology and psychiatr…
1846 CE
#5650.3
Mesmerism in India, and its practical application in surgery and medicine.
Esdaile performed a variety of surgical operations on Hindus, upon many of whom he appears successfully to have induced hypnotic anesthesia. However, his similar attempts with Europeans were not so successful.