The Search for Bridey Murphy (book)
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The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1950s non-fiction book that popularized the story of an American woman’s alleged past-life memories under hypnosis, sparking widespread public fascination with reincarnation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Search for Bridey Murphy | 1 |
| The Search for Bridey Murphy (book) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Search for Bridey Murphy (book) Context triple: [The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956 film), basedOn, The Search for Bridey Murphy (book)]
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Search for Bridey Murphy (book) Target entity description: The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1950s non-fiction book that popularized the story of an American woman’s alleged past-life memories under hypnosis, sparking widespread public fascination with reincarnation.
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A.
The Maid of Killarney
The Maid of Killarney is an early 19th-century literary work by Patrick Brontë, reflecting his Irish heritage and romantic storytelling style.
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B.
The World of Mr. Sweeney
The World of Mr. Sweeney is an American television sitcom best known for featuring actor Tom Bosley in one of his early starring roles.
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C.
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit is an 1882 oil painting by John Singer Sargent that portrays the four young daughters of a wealthy American family in a strikingly unconventional, psychologically complex interior scene.
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D.
An Irish Goodbye
An Irish Goodbye is an Academy Award–winning live-action short film that follows two estranged brothers in rural Northern Ireland who reconnect after their mother’s death.
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E.
Molloy
Molloy is a modernist novel by Samuel Beckett that follows two interlinked, often absurd and introspective narratives exploring identity, language, and existential uncertainty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Morey Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | hypnosis sessions with Virginia Tighe ⓘ |
| controversy |
accuracy of alleged past-life memories
ⓘ
methodology of hypnosis sessions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter | Bridey Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Morey Bernstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Tighe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
case study
ⓘ
occult ⓘ parapsychology ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced popular culture depictions of hypnosis
ⓘ
popularized interest in reincarnation in the United States ⓘ sparked public debate about past-life regression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
hypnosis
ⓘ
past-life regression ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| mediaAdaptation | inspired a 1956 film adaptation "The Search for Bridey Murphy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-known early past-life regression cases
ⓘ
helping launch a mid-20th-century reincarnation craze ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| reception |
commercial success
ⓘ
subject of skeptical investigation ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century Ireland (claimed past life) ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
memory and identity
ⓘ
suggestibility under hypnosis ⓘ |
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Subject: The Search for Bridey Murphy (book) Description of subject: The Search for Bridey Murphy is a 1950s non-fiction book that popularized the story of an American woman’s alleged past-life memories under hypnosis, sparking widespread public fascination with reincarnation.
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