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http://louis-j-sheehan.कॉम Other variations include so-called "mass-hypnosis," in which crowds are simultaneously influenced, and autosuggestion in which subjects persuade themselves। However, these phenomena are unlike those typically associated with the classical phenomena of hypnosis. http://louis-j-sheehan.com

Although we can speak of a "history of hypnosis" prior to the 19th century, it should be clear that the word itself is the invention of 19th century Scottish physician James Braid. It is not clear if what is discussed as hypnosis prior to the 19th century in histories of hypnosis is in actual fact what we mean today by "hypnosis."

During the Middle Ages and early modern period, hypnosis began to be better understood by physicians such as Avicenna (Ibn Sina).