In virtually every book I have ever read that has discussed hypnosis, it
has been stated that James Braid coined the term. In a book that I have
just about finished (Macmillan, 1997), it seems that another claim is
being made. Let me quote from Note #1 on page 666 of Macmillan (1997):
"Like many
Jeff Ricker wrote:
In virtually every book I have ever read that has discussed hypnosis, it
has been stated that James Braid coined the term [hypnosis].
Well, David Hothersall [History of Psychology, 3rd edition, McGraw-Hill,
1995] has it slightly differently. "the term hypnosis is generally
