The stepchildren of science : psychical research and parapsychology in Germany, c. 1870-1939
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The stepchildren of science : psychical research and parapsychology in Germany, c. 1870-1939
（The Wellcome Institute series in the history of medicine）（Clio medica, 88）
Rodopi, 2009
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Bibliography: p. 299-321
Includes index
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Description
Leading the reader through the darkened seance 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 Schrenck-Notzing - a figure who fashioned himself as both propagandist and Grand Seignior of German parapsychology - in shaping these nascent disciplines.
Table of Contents
List of Images
List of Abbreviations
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Emergence of Psychical Research in Imperial Germany
Hypnotism, Lay Medicine and Psychical Research at the Fin de Siecle
In the Laboratory of the Geisterbaron: Experimental Parapsychology in Germany
An Holistic Science: Philosophical Renewal and Official Response
Parapsychology in the Courtroom: Occult Trials, Expertise and Authority during the Weimar Republic
Parapsychology on the Couch: The Psychology of Occult Belief in Germany
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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