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Animal magnetism in Spanish medicine (1786–1860)

Unidad de Historia de la Ciencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 – Madrid, Spain; agdpablo{at}med.ucm.es

This paper studies the reception and development of animal magnetism in Spanish medicine. It analyses in turn: the initial rejection of animal magnetism influenced by the reports of the French Royal Commissions of 1784; the first attempts to implant Mesmerism around 1816; its reluctant acceptance with the introduction of phrenology from 1842 onwards; and, finally, its critical revision, provoked by issues of legal responsibility, from 1856 to 1860. Hypnotism, as a term, began to appear in Spanish medical publications around 1860.

Key Words: animal magnetism • hypnosis • hypnotism • Mesmerism • somnambulism • Spain • 19th century

History of Psychiatry, Vol. 17, No. 3, 279-298 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X06061604


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