James Esdaile était un chirurgien écossais et une figure importante dans l’histoire de l’hypnose et de l’anesthésie générale.
Il a travaillé pendant vingt ans pour la Compagnie des Indes orientales britanniques et est surtout connu pour avoir utilisé l’hypnose avec succès pour effectuer des opérations chirurgicales dans des conditions rudimentaires en Inde.
Sa méthode était connue sous le nom de « sommeil magnétique » et ses expériences ont contribué à établir la légitimité de l’hypnose en tant que discipline médicale. [1, 2, 4]
[1] « James Esdaile, M.D., E.I.C.S., Bengal (1808-1859), an Edinburgh trained Scottish surgeon, who served for twenty years with the East India Company, is a notable figure in the history of animal magnetism and, in particular, in the history of general anaesthesia. [1] Family [ edit] »
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Esdaile
[2] « James Esdaile In 1839, Assistant Surgeon Dr. James Esdaile, in the East India Companys service, arrived in Hooghly, a town 38 km upriver of Kolkata (Calcutta), to work at Hooghly Hospital. Originally from Scotland—and with a degree in medicine from Edinburgh—Esdaile was advised that a warmer climate would better suit his delicate lungs. »
URL: https://daily.jstor.org/the-mesmeric-dr-james-esdaile/
[3] « Esdaile, James (1808-1859) Scottish surgeon and mesmerist. Esdaile was born February 6, 1808, at Sydenham, England, and educated at Edinburgh University (M.D., 1830). After graduation he took a position as a physician for the East India Company (1831-35). »
URL: https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/esdaile-james-1808-1859
[4] « Dr. James Esdaile and Deep Hypnosis Esdaile was a surgeon who trained at the University of Edinburgh and who graduated with his MD in 1829. In 1830, went to India and began his work using hypnosis to help people to experience more comfortable and effective surgeries. »
URL: https://www.instituteofhypnotherapy.com/dr-james-esdaile-and-deep-hypnosis/
