{"product_id":"the-terror-that-comes-in-the-night-an-experience-centered-study-of-supernatural-assault-traditions-paperback-softback-9780812213058","title":"The Terror That Comes in the Night; An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812213058","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Terror That Comes in the Night\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid J. Hufford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812213058\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.462 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A provocative exploratory work.\"-\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant and exciting look at a misunderstood phenomenon.\"-\u003ci\u003eWestern Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating, original, and convincing, \u003ci\u003eThe Terror That Comes in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most significant books on the paranormal. . . . A classic.\"-\u003ci\u003eFate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone interested in folklore or dream research or bizarre and unexplained phenomena, which are here examined carefully and rationally, will enjoy this volume.\"-\u003ci\u003eAmerican Rationalist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Hufford's work exploring the experiential basis for belief in the supernatural, focusing here on the so-called Old Hag experience, a psychologically disturbing event in which a victim claims to have encountered some form of malign entity while dreaming (or awake). Sufferers report feeling suffocated, held down by some \"force,\" paralyzed, and extremely afraid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe experience is surprisingly common: the author estimates that approximately 15 percent of people undergo this event at some point in their lives. Various cultures have their own name for the phenomenon and have constructed their own mythology around it; the supernatural tenor of many Old Hag stories is unavoidable. Hufford, as a folklorist, is well-placed to investigate this puzzling occurrence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Old Hag in Newfoundland\u003cbr\u003e The Old Hag and the Cultural Source Hypothesis\u003cbr\u003e The Phenomenology of the Old Hag\u003cbr\u003e The Psychological Dis-Interpretation of the Old Hag\u003cbr\u003e The Old Hag and Culture\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of Features\u003cbr\u003e General Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520893186328,"sku":"9780812213058","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-terror-that-comes-in-the-night-an-experience-centered-study-of-supernatural-assault-traditions-paperback-softback-9780812213058","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}