Investigating the influence of New Thought on Theatrical Mentalism

我的博士论文探讨了培育戏剧曼特主义的哲学运动，以及它们对心灵和大脑的话语的综合影响。我在国会图书馆的项目将揭示心灵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·布朗等表演者获得了全球影响力，但很少受到学术界的关注。我的研究挑战了主流观点，即唯心主义起源于灵性主义，并认为新思想是一种更重要的影响。图书馆的几个藏品中保存的关于表演和信仰的独特材料，对于探索这一联系的开创性意义至关重要。该项目将产生各种成果--论文章节、期刊文章、书章、表演--对表演历史与哲学、健康与灵性以及神经文化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.