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The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural
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The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions Paperback - 1989

by David J. Hufford

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David 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.

The 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.

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  • Title The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions
  • Author David J. Hufford
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New Ed
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia
  • Publication date 1989-09-01
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780812213058 / 081221305X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
  • Reading level 1270
  • Themes
    • Topical: New Age
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 82040350
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.4

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David J. Hufford is Professor and Director at the Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine at the Penn State College of Medicine (Hershey), where he has appointments in Medical Humanities, Behavioral Science, and Family and Community Medicine. He is Adjunct Professor in the Program of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

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