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Ein Blick in die Tiefe der Seele

Hypnose im Kultur‐ und Lehrfilm (1920–1936)

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ID11306706
AuthorsSophie Ledebur (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume37
Issue4
Pages363-378
Publication date2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0170-6233 • E-ISSN: 1522-2365
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/bewi.201401697
PMID25671970
OpenAlexW2150047884
LanguageDE
Citations received2
References cited14

Gazing into the Depths of the Soul: Hypnotism in Documentary and Instructional Film (1920–1936). Although part of the medical fold since the 1870s, hypnosis was long relegated to the margins, recognised and used by only a relatively small group of medical professionals. In the decades around 1900 hypnotic techniques were monopolised as a form of medical treatment through a long and in no way linear process. Hypnosis of laymen was vehemently opposed, however, denounced as being far too dangerous. And yet, medical participation in the aura of spectacular intervention into the human psyche garnered support. The medium of both documentary and instructional film served an important function in this regard, conveying popular interest in acknowledging hypnosis as a scientific method. On the basis of four medically accredited films on hypnosis from 1920 to 1936, this paper attempts to investigate how medical experts and these genres, as part of their effort to claim hypnosis from the realm of public spectacle and parapsychological experimentation, worked to stabilise hypnosis as a purified form of medical and psychiatric practice

Art · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Philosophy

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Citations per year1
Citation span2024 - 2024 (1)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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