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Hypnotherapies in 20th-Century Hungary: The Extraordinary Career of Ferenc Völgyesi (2018)

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This article traces the history of hypnotherapies in Hungary by exploring and interpreting the work of Ferenc (András) Völgyesi, a controversial physician, psychiatrist and forensic expert who gained remarkable fame in and beyond Hungary. It explores his work and its reception in the context of the complex, changing trends in European psychology between the 1920s and 1950s, drawing on published sources in a range of languages, and the archives of the Hungarian State Security. It uncovers experiments in human and animal hypnosis; Völgyesi’s engagement with the Hungarian psychoanalytic community; and the cultural, scientific, and esoteric, networks from which theories and practices of hypnosis emerged. This reminds us also that the development of psychotherapy in Europe cannot be disentangled from the history of parapsychology and western esotericism. The article also examines allegations of ethical abuses of hypnosis, and the shortcomings of Völgyesi’s theoretical and practical claims. It argues that this case illustrates how the history of European psychotherapy in the 20th century cannot be fully understood without taking into account the enduring fascination with hypnotherapies into the postwar period – re-inscribed, in this case, through Pavlovian theories.

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Authors & Contributors
Mayer, Andreas
Escamilla, Michael
Rabben, Magne Brekke
Voigt, Torsten H.
Cerea, Alessandra
Thomassen, Øyvind
Concepts
Psychiatry
Psychoanalysis
Medicine and ethics
Hypnosis and hypnotism
Psychology
Mental disorders and diseases
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
21st century
Places
United States
Germany
Italy
Yugoslavia
Württemberg (Germany)
Norway
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