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Sleep Paralysis: Night-mares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection
Shelley R Adler
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Description for Sleep Paralysis: Night-mares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection
Paperback. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MMZS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Sleep Paralysis explores a distinctive form of nocturnal fright: the "night-mare," or incubus. In its original meaning a night-mare was the nocturnal visit of an evil being that threatened to press the life out of its victim. Today, it is known as sleep paralysis-a state of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness, when you are unable to move or speak and may experience vivid and often frightening hallucinations. Culture, history, and biology intersect to produce this terrifying sleep phenomenon. Although a relatively common experience across cultures, it is rarely recognized or understood in the contemporary United States.
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Sleep Paralysis explores a distinctive form of nocturnal fright: the "night-mare," or incubus. In its original meaning a night-mare was the nocturnal visit of an evil being that threatened to press the life out of its victim. Today, it is known as sleep paralysis-a state of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness, when you are unable to move or speak and may experience vivid and often frightening hallucinations. Culture, history, and biology intersect to produce this terrifying sleep phenomenon. Although a relatively common experience across cultures, it is rarely recognized or understood in the contemporary United States.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Medical Anthropology
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813548869
SKU
V9780813548869
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About Shelley R Adler
SHELLEY R. ADLER is a professor in the department of family and community medicine and director of education at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
Reviews for Sleep Paralysis: Night-mares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection
"A fascinating and engaging book. Drawing upon multiple sources, including art, literature, work by other researches and her own fieldwork, Adler adroitly weaves a cogent narrative which provides insight into this pervasive yet under recognized affliction."
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
"Sleep Paralysis is a mind-bending exploration of how what you believe interacts with how your body works."
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Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
"Sleep Paralysis is a mind-bending exploration of how what you believe interacts with how your body works."
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