Hypnosis for the Seriously Curious [Paperback]

Kenneth S. Bowers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 1983 | ISBN-10: 0393953394 | ISBN-13: 978-0393953398 | Edition: 2nd

Ever since Franz Mesmer captured the imagination of Paris in the 1780s with his marvelous "magnetic" powers, hypnosis has been the subject of enormous controversy.

With this innovative book Kenneth Bowers provides an unusually clear and coherent introduction to a puzzling and elusive subject. Organizing his presentation around the major questions surrounding this often paradoxical phenomenon—Are hypnotic effects genuine? What is hypnotic suggestibility and the hypnotic state? Can anyone be hypnotized?—the author takes the reader systematically through the pivotal experiments in the field. And more, his evenhanded approach brings to light those critical studies that do and do not support theories of hypnosis. The author concludes his account with a look at the clinical applications of hypnosis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 2nd edition (March 17, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393953394
• ISBN-13: 978-0393953398
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #973,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what the title says it is, April 1, 1999

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This review is from: Hypnosis for the Seriously Curious (Paperback)

Originally published in 1976, and in need of some revision, this remains the single best introduction to hypnosis -- what it is and what it isn't, what it can do and what it can't. Highly accessible.