Imagine that you are in Paris in 1775. People tell you their physical and mental health is remarkably improved when they experience a strange sleeplike trance. Later, you hear that the man who performed these remarkable cures was investigated and declared a fraud. What forerunner of hypnosis were the people of Paris discussing?

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The people of Paris were discussing mesmerism, named after Franz Mesmer, who claimed to cure ailments through a trance-like state, which was later considered fraudulent.

Imagine That You Are in Paris in 1775