Mesmerism and the end of the Enlightenment in France
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At the beginning of 1778, the Vienna doctor Franz Anton Mesmer arrived in Paris. Having settled in the city, he began to preach, it would seem, a rather strange theory of healing, which almost instantly took possession of the consciousness of the public. Although the glory of Mesmer was fleeting, his teaching played an important role in changing public moods, when the “age of reason” gave way to the era of romanticism. In his exciting work, Harvard Professor Robert Darnton traces the connections of Mesterism with radical political thought, esoteric trends and ideas about science in France of the 18th century. For the first time published in 1968, this book became the first and still relevant study of Darnton, which raised the question of the channels and mechanisms of circulation of ideas in Europe of the New Age. Robert Darnton is one of the largest French history experts, an honorary professor at Harvard and Princeton, former director of the Harvard University library
Author:
Author:Darnton Robert
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Series:
Series: Studia Relygiosa
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-448-1508-3
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