{"product_id":"on-the-nightmare-9780871402486","title":"On the Nightmare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Nightmare\u003c\/i\u003e is a searching investigation of this mysterious, often terrifying phenomenon. Curiously enough, no disorder in the history of medical science has evoked such consistent superstition on the part of layfolk--even today, when nearly every one of us is still unconsciously superstitious, as our customs of knocking wood, crossing fingers and Friday the Thirteenth readily prove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn explaining the weird nightmare occurrences, all peoples and faiths have invoked mythological creatures: werewolves, vampires, incubi, and succubi (stealthy ravishers of the night), devils, witches, etc. \u003ci\u003eThe modern psychological theory of the nightmare is mainly the product of the researches of Sigmund Freud.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Ernest Jones draws for this definitive study upon psychiatry, history, literature and mythology. As a result of these investigations, he has evolved an important theory concerning the relationship between religion, upon whose \u003ci\u003eunconscious significance these superstitions\u003c\/i\u003e throw light, and the \u003ci\u003eburden of guilt\u003c\/i\u003e inherited by everyone \"from the deepest stirrings of mental life, the primordial conflict over incest.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs President of the International Psychoanalytical Association and author of numerous widely-read books and articles, he is one of the world's leading authorities on psychiatry and related studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/1971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871402486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.85d","brand":"Ernest Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645473648796,"sku":"9780871402486","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0047d1e5-7b49-43d9-a9f7-72fad1549443.jpg?v=1603861194","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-the-nightmare-9780871402486","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}