{"product_id":"mesmerism-in-india-and-its-practical-application-in-surgery-and-medicine-james-esdaile-1846","title":"Mesmerism in India: And Its Practical Application in Surgery and Medicine — James Esdaile (1846)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the foundational nineteenth-century medical accounts of mesmerism, hypnotic anesthesia, and surgery, newly returned to print by Holographic Pagan Press.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMesmerism in India: And Its Practical Application in Surgery and Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e is James Esdaile’s landmark 1846 account of mesmerism as a practical medical and surgical method in nineteenth-century India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting from direct clinical experience, Esdaile records mesmeric procedures, surgical cases, observations on pain control and altered states, and the controversy surrounding mesmerism within medicine. Published at the threshold of modern surgical anesthesia, the work remains one of the most important primary sources in the history of mesmerism, hypnosis, psychophysical medicine, and the nineteenth-century search for methods of producing insensibility during surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Holographic Pagan Press edition preserves the character and content of the historic edition while presenting the work in a newly prepared, large-format reading edition. The handmade physical edition features purple cardstock, black binding tape, and gold-toned cover artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a newly prepared Holographic Pagan Press edition and not an original antique copy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eMesmerism in India\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubtitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAnd Its Practical Application in Surgery and Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e James Esdaile, M.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal extent:\u003c\/strong\u003e xxxi + 287 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormats:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade physical book or digital PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.5\" × 11\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple cardstock with black binding tape and gold-toned artwork\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black-and-white\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Odd Enough Books \/ Holographic Pagan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newly produced\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHistorical Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsdaile’s work is a major period document in the histories of mesmerism, hypnosis, anesthesia, and medicine. Its observations and medical claims reflect nineteenth-century practice and are presented here for historical, scholarly, and esoteric research.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holographic Pagan Press","offers":[{"title":"Physical Book","offer_id":52735746933018,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF","offer_id":52735746965786,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/9048\/7322\/files\/mesmerism-in-india-hpp-product-photo.png?v=1787537285","url":"https:\/\/oddenoughbooks.com\/products\/mesmerism-in-india-and-its-practical-application-in-surgery-and-medicine-james-esdaile-1846","provider":"Odd Enough Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}