Beliefs about sleep paralysis in Turkey
Karabasan attack
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2395326 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Baland Jalal (0000-0002-0419-7336, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), H Sevde Eskici (0000-0001-7161-7786, Şehir University), Ceren Acarturk (0000-0002-5443-6868), Devon E Hinton (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 414-426 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transcultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363461520909616 |
| PMID | 32223530 |
| OpenAlex | W3014003102 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 54 |
The present study examined explanations of sleep paralysis (SP) in Turkey. The participants were 59 college students recruited in İstanbul, Turkey, who had experienced SP at least once in their lifetime. Participants were administered the Sleep Paralysis Experiences and Phenomenology Questionnaire (SP-EPQ) in an interview. When asked whether they had heard of a name for SP, the vast majority (88%) mentioned the " Karabasan"-a spirit-like creature rooted in Turkish folk tradition. Seventeen percent of the participants believed that their SP might have been caused by this supernatural creature. Thirty-seven percent of participants applied various supernatural and religious methods to prevent future SP attacks such as dua (supplicating to God), reciting the Quran, and wearing a musqa (a type of talisman inscribed with Quranic verses). Case studies are presented to illustrate these findings. The Karabasan constitutes a culturally specific, supernatural interpretation of the phenomenology of SP in Turkey
Insomnia · Linguistics · Paralysis · Psychiatry · Sleep disorder · Sleep paralysis · Turkish · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |