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| Title |
Investigations of psychic/spiritual phenomena in the nineteenth century: somnambulism and spiritualism, 1811-1860
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| Published in |
História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-59702016005000010 |
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| Authors |
Marcelo Gulão Pimentel, Klaus Chaves Alberto, Alexander Moreira-Almeida |
| Abstract |
In the early nineteenth century, investigations into the nature of psychic/spiritual phenomena, like trances and the supposed acquisition of information unattainable using normal sensory channels, prompted much debate in the scientific arena. This article discusses the main explanations offered by the researchers of psychic phenomena reported between 1811 and 1860, concentrating on the two main movements in the period: magnetic sleepwalking and modern spiritualism. While the investigations of these phenomena gave rise to multiple theories, they did not yield any consensus. However, they did have implications for the understanding of the mind and its disorders, especially in the areas of the unconscious and dissociation, constituting an important part of the history of psychology and psychiatry. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 7 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 3 | 43% |
| Professor | 1 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 3 | 43% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 May 2017.
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