{"product_id":"on-the-nightmare-ernest-jones-9780871402486","title":"On the Nightmare","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eOn the Nightmare\u003c\/em\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. \u003cem\u003eThe modern psychological theory of the nightmare is mainly the product of the researches of Sigmund Freud.\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eunconscious significance these superstitions\u003c\/em\u003e throw light, and the \u003cem\u003eburden of guilt\u003c\/em\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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0871402483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780871402486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\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":"Paperback","offer_id":43947424678143,"sku":"9780871402486","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_49225f9a-1114-48de-a24d-9a49113130c5.jpg?v=1681518645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-nightmare-ernest-jones-9780871402486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}