BERNHEIM, Hippolyte De la Suggestion et de ses Applications à la Thérapeutique. Octave Doin Paris 1886 Contemp. three-quarter morocco First edition. (4), iii, 428 pp. Several textillustrations. Sm. 8vo. "The first part of this work is a republication of Bernheim's De la sugestion dans l'etat hypnotique et dans l' etat de veille, 1884, in which Bernheim views the nature of hypnotism in sharp contrast to that of Charcot, which was dominant at the time. Charcot believed hypnotism to be a pathological condition based on physiological processes, an artificial neurosis found only in hysterics. Bernheim, on the other hand sees hypnotism as a purely psychological condition, one essentially related to suggestion. His definition of hypnotism is: the induction of a peculiar psychial condition which increases the susceptibility to suggestion. This basic difference of opinion constitutes the core of the dispute that would continue for many years between the followers of Charcot (the Salpetriere School of Hypnotism) and the followerw of Bernheim (the Nancy School of Hypnotism). In the second part of the book, Bernheim discusses suggestion as a therapuetic agent. Beginning with a look at the traditional role of the imagination in healing throughout the ages, Bernheim places modern suggestive therapeutics in that historical stream. The introduction is followed by a long section on cases of specific illnesses Bernheim treated through hypnotic suggestion. This work became the basic test used by the adherents of the Nancy School and holds a unique place in the history of hypnotism."---Crabtree 1127. --Crabtree 1127. Norman Library 211. (See also item 20 Braid, item 26 Chardel, item 49 Du Potet de Sennevoy and item 86 Lafontaine). Some light foxing. A very good copy. Price: USD 600.00 other currencies   order no. 1144    inquire

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