Abbé Faria

Goan Catholic monk and pioneer of hypnotism

Abbé Faria (Portuguese: Abade Faria), or Abbé (Abbot) José Custódio de Faria (31 May 1756 – 20 September 1819), was a Luso-Goan Catholic monk who was one of the pioneers of the scientific study of hypnotism, following on from the work of Franz Mesmer. Unlike Mesmer, who claimed that hypnosis was mediated by "animal magnetism", Faria understood that it worked purely by the power of suggestion. In the early 19th century, Abbé Faria introduced oriental hypnosis to Paris.

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Abbé Faria was born on Monday, 30 May 1746 in Candolim, Goa, Portuguese India. Faria's country of citizenship (nationality) was Indian. They died on Monday, 20 September 1819. Their zodiac star sign were Gemini.

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