| Primitive Psychotherapy and Quackery Contributor(s): Lawrence, Robert Means (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766134016 ISBN-13: 9780766134010 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: The power of suggestion and imagination has long been used by charlatans and other medical personnel to heal. This book brings to light the phenomenal power of mental influence on healing. He has included chapters dealing with: medical amulets; talismans; phylacteries; power of words; curative influence of the imagination; royal touch; blue-glass mania; temples of Esculapius; styptic charms; healing spells in ancient times; medicinal runic inscriptions; metallo-therapy; animal magnetism; ancient medical prescriptions; remedial virtues ascribed to relics; healing influence of music; quacks and quackery. With an appendix of noted irregular practitioners. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History |
| Dewey: 615.856 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 8.28" W x 11.02" (1.47 lbs) 288 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |