Jarpnoonk
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Jarpnoonk (or Jar-phook) is a mesmeric or hypnotic state produced by Hindu conjurers.
According to the book Mesmerism and Hypnotism, "The Jar-phook of Upper India [is] a system of treatment practiced by the Indian conjurors, or Jadoo-walla, by stroking and breathing on the limbs or body."[1],[2]
References
- The Dangers of Hypnosis, which references Mesmerism and Hypnotism.
- Mesmerism and Hypnotism, pub. July 1890.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
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