Book Review: The Arctic Hysterias
Apr 09, 2023•28 min•Ep. 814
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https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-the-arctic-hysterias
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Strange things are done in the midnight sun, say the poets who wrote of old. The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold. The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see are chronicled in The Arctic Hysterias, psychiatrist Edward Foulks’ description of the culture-bound disorders of the Eskimos1
For example, kayak phobia:
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