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Book Review: The Arctic Hysterias - by Scott Alexander

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Book Review: The Arctic Hysterias ... Scott Alexander Apr 06, 2023 186 253 Share I. 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 Eskimos 1 . For example, kayak phobia: When hunters row out their kayaks in the still water, they are often becalmed with the sun’s bright glare reflected in thei

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