Investigating the influence of New Thought on Theatrical Mentalism

我的博士论文探讨了培养戏剧唯心主义的哲学运动，以及它们对思想和大脑话语的综合影响。我在国会图书馆的项目将揭示唯心主义和新思想运动之间的联系。唯心主义起源于19世纪的美国，通过安妮曼、邓宁格和德伦·布朗等人的表演，在全球产生了影响，但却很少受到学术界的关注。我的研究挑战了普遍认为唯心主义起源于唯心论的观点，并认为新思想的影响要大得多。在图书馆的几个收藏中，关于表现和信仰的独特材料对于追求这种联系的开创性含义至关重要。该项目将产生各种各样的产出-论文章节，期刊文章，书籍章节，表演-在表演历史与哲学，健康与灵性以及神经文化方面做出重要的原创贡献。

My doctoral thesis explores the philosophical movements that fostered Theatrical Mentalism and their combined impact ondiscourses of the mind and brain. My project at the Library of Congress will reveal the connection between Mentalism andthe New Thought Movement. Mentalism began in the US in the 19th-century, achieving global influence through performerssuch as Annemann, Dunninger, and Derren Brown, but has received scant academic attention. My research challenges theprevailing view that Mentalism originated in Spiritualism and identifies New Thought as a far more significant influence.Unique materials on performance and belief, held in several of the Library's collections, are essential to pursue the groundbreakingimplications of this connection. The project will create a variety of outputs - thesis chapter, journal articles, a bookchapter, performances - making significant original contributions to Performance History & Philosophy, Health andSpirituality, and Neurocultures.