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  2. Jinn - Wikipedia

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    The amount of Muslims believing in jinn from Bosnia and Herzegovina is higher than the general European average (30%), although only 21% believe in sorcery and 13% would wear talisman for protection against jinn; 12% support offerings and appeal given to the jinn. [102] Sleep paralysis is understood as a "jinn attack" by many sleep paralysis ...

  3. Sleep paralysis - Wikipedia

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    The original definition of sleep paralysis was codified by Samuel Johnson in his A Dictionary of the English Language as nightmare, a term that evolved into the modern definition. The term was first used and dubbed by British neurologist, S.A.K. Wilson in his 1928 dissertation, The Narcolepsies. [32]

  4. Night hag - Wikipedia

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    The original definition of sleep paralysis was codified by Samuel Johnson in his A Dictionary of the English Language as nightmare, a term that evolved into our modern definition. Such sleep paralysis was widely considered the work of demons , and more specifically incubi , which were thought to sit on the chests of sleepers.

  5. What causes sleep paralysis? The science behind the ... - AOL

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    Sleep paralysis occurs when your mind is awake, but your body can’t move, Xue Ming, a sleep expert and professor of neurology at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, tells me. You can ...

  6. What Is Sleep Paralysis (and Why Is It So Terrifying)? - AOL

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    You’re finally ready for bed, so you turn out the light and prepare for some much-needed shut-eye. For once, you drift off with no problem…but then, something extremely weird happens. You’re ...

  7. Shadow person - Wikipedia

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    The Nightmare is a 2015 documentary that discusses the causes of sleep paralysis as seen through extensive interviews with participants, and the experiences are re-enacted by professional actors. It proposes that such cultural phenomena as alien abduction , the near death experience and shadow people can, in many cases, be attributed to sleep ...

  8. Incubus - Wikipedia

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    The mare was likely inspired by sleep paralysis. In Assam, a northeastern state of India, it is mostly known as pori (Assamese: পৰী, meaning "angel") (pari in Hindi and etymological cousin of fairy). According to the mythology, Pori comes to a man at night in his dreams and seduces him.

  9. 12 Horror Movies About Sleep Disorders to Watch During ... - AOL

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    A documentary on sleep paralysis, The Nightmare, was released in 2015, and a fictional psychological horror movie, Dead Awake, was released in 2016. Walter Wanger Productions / IMDB.