Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Old Hag in Newfoundland
The Old Hag and the Cultural Source Hypothesis
The Phenomenology of the Old Hag
The Psychological Dis-Interpretation of the Old Hag
The Old Hag and Culture
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index of Features
General Index

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A bold step forward in our understanding of parapsychological phenomena, this is the first scholarly investigation of the "incubus" experience.

About the Author

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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