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From India to the Planet Mars: A Case of Multiple Personality with Imaginary Languages

Hardback

Main Details

Title From India to the Planet Mars: A Case of Multiple Personality with Imaginary Languages
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Theodore Flournoy
Edited by Sonu Shamdasani
Edited by Sonu Shamdasani
Preface by C. G. Jung
Afterword by Mireille Cifali
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:388
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreSpiritualism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691637358
ClassificationsDewey:155.33
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 44 line drawings

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

A classic in the field of psychology, From India to Planet Mars (1900) depicts the remarkable multiple existence of the medium Helene Smith, who claimed to be the reincarnation of Marie Antoinette, of a Hindu princess from fifteenth-century India, and of a regular visitor to Mars, whose landscapes she painted and whose language she appeared to spea

Reviews

"Readers ... will be very interested in the recently published version of Theodore Flournoy's wonderfully written examination of a young medium whom he has diagnosed as having [multiple personality disorder]. This volume is a double treat because in addition to the main body ... it has a fascinating and in-depth scholarly introduction ... that places the book in its historical context and sheds light on its importance then and now."--Contemporary Psychology