The Thought Reader Craze - Victorian Science at the Enchanted Boundary (Paperback)

Beginning in 1870, the hunger for scientific discovery in Great Britain drove prominent scientists, philosophers, and others to promote the legitimacy of telepathy. At the same time, mind-reading as a form of entertainment gained increasing popularity as persuasive performers like John Randall Brown, W. I. Bishop, and Stuart C. Cumberland convinced reporters that they truly could read the thoughts of others. The widely publicized, sometimes bizarre, interactions between scientists and these charlatans ushered in the Thought Reader Craze, a period that lasted through 1910 and saw entertainers make and lose fortunes and scientists make and lost reputations. This volume explores this unusual cultural phenomenon, showing how it endured through the years due to public scientific pronouncements, astonishing performances by the thought readers, and the rapidly changing industrial society.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	September 2012
Authors:	Barry H Wiley
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-6470-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Psychic powers, ESP > General Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Psychic powers, ESP > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-6470-4
Barcode:	9780786464708

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