CONTENTS

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I.Introduction—Mental Healing[3]
II.Early Civilizations[19]
III.The Influence of Christianity[35]
IV.Relics and Shrines[61]
V.Healers[110]
VI.Talismans[138]
VII.Amulets[158]
VIII.Charms[189]
IX.Royal Touch[224]
X.Mesmer and After[249]
XI.The Healers of the Nineteenth Century[273]
Index[273]