The Demon of Noonday and Some Related Ideas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5153285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William H Worrell |
| Year | 1918 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Publication date | 1918-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/592600 |
| OpenAlex | W2316926612 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
1. THE RAYS of the sun toward noonday, especially in midsummer, have been found to cause discomfort, dizziness, collapse and death. The disorder so caused is called sunstroke, Sonnenstich: the blow or stab given by the sun. In warm countries it is necessary to avoid this danger by remaining under shelter during the noon hours.1 The symptoms are most apparent in countries where men have not learned the causes of the evil as, e. g., in Abyssinia where a long fast is broken at high noon with the consumption of quantities of raw meat. It is natural to regard the period as dangerous and haunted by some demonic agency. And since summer is the noonday of the year, the summer itself is the special season of the noonday demon. ?2. Another reason for fearing noonday is that a man's shadow at this time becomes very small or disappears. The shadow is the double, the soul, the Ka, the companion ;2 and at noon a man is easily overcome because his shadow is small.3
Demon · Epistemology · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Literature, Magical Realism, García Márquez · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |