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Sleep Paralysis: Night-mares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection (Studies in Medical Anthropology) by Professor Shelley R. Adler Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-8135-4886-1 / 0813548861 ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-4886-9 / 9780813548869 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 sle |