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The cures and demons of sleep paralysis
| Sarah Jaffray
Discover the murky past of sleep paralysis, the terrifying disorder once associated with demonic possession
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Race, religion and the Black Madonna
| Daniela Vasco
Mystery and controversy surround the dark-skinned religious icon who represents the Virgin Mary throughout the Catholic world.
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Revelations of blindness in the Middle Ages
| Jude Seal
Medieval texts, from Islamic medical treatises to Christian books of miracles, reveal surprisingly varied and complex experiences of blindness. But when medieval scholar Jude Seal experienced visual impairment themselves, they gained an even deeper understanding of the lives they were studying.
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Diagnosing the past
| Joanne Edge
Historical texts rarely supply enough detail for a definitive diagnosis, so medical historians need to proceed with caution.