Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study

Sleep Walking and Moon Walking by J. Sadger is a compelling medico-literary investigation that probes the blurred border between sleep, agency, and the unconscious. Drawing on clinical case studies from early 20th-century Vienna and close readings of literary and folkloric accounts, Sadger offers a rich, historically grounded exploration of somnambulism and its cultural meanings. Part clinical monograph, part psychoanalytic reflection, the book situates sleepwalking within the nascent psychiatric and psychoanalytic debates of the 1920s. Sadger examines physiological descriptions, forensic implications, and symbolic interpretations, showing how sleep-related automatism challenged contemporary ideas about responsibility, identity, and the self. Readers encounter vivid historical cases, theoretical discussion influenced by the Viennese school, and a thoughtful analysis of how literature and myth shaped medical understanding. Ideal for students and professionals in psychology, psychiatry, and the history of medicine, as well as curious listeners fascinated by the intersection of science and culture. This audiobook offers a rare primary-source perspective on sleep disorders and early psychoanalytic thought—essential listening for anyone interested in the origins of modern ideas about the unconscious.