Abbé Faria
Goan Catholic monk and pioneer of hypnotism · Religious Figures · Lived 1756 to 1819 · aged 63
Abbé Faria was a Goan Catholic priest from Portuguese India who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Mesmer. Unlike Mesmer, who claimed that hypnosis was mediated by "animal magnetism", Faria understood that it worked purely by the power of suggestion.
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In the early 19th century, Abbé Faria introduced oriental hypnosis to Paris.
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Lived 1756 to 1819 · aged 63
