《聊斋志异》中“咬鬼篇”的真实性考证

《聊斋志异》中＂咬鬼篇＂记录了一个看似荒诞的＂见鬼＂故事,但实际上这个故事完全真实。《咬鬼》文中各项细节,与现代医学上所说的＂睡眠瘫痪症＂完全吻合。老翁被登床压腹而手足如缚,是典型的睡眠瘫痪症状（民间俗称为＂鬼压床＂）;老翁看到的＂女鬼＂其实是＂睡眠瘫痪＂中所经常伴生的幻象;＂咬鬼＂的事件是由＂屋漏之水流枕浃席＂所引发（根据弗洛伊德＂释梦＂理论）;老翁摆脱＂睡眠瘫痪＂的方式也暗合于中西医原理。＂咬鬼篇＂所载故事,在瘫痪症状、产生幻象、病症诱因、对治方法四个方面,与＂睡眠瘫痪症＂完全吻合,这就充分证明了＂咬鬼篇＂的真实性。

Textual Research on the Authenticity of Biting Ghost in Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio

The story of biting ghost in Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio looks absurd,but actually,it is true.Every detail of it coincides with the symptoms of sleep paralysis,which is so called in modern medicine.The old man＇s stomachestomach is pressed and his hands and feet cannot move as if fastened,which is typical of sleep paralysis.The female ghost he sees is a mere illusion,according to Freud＇s Theory of Interpretation of Dreams,the biting ghost should result from the leaking water overflowing the pillow and mattress.The way of getting rid of sleep paralysis also conforms with the principles of Chinese and Western Medicine.The story itself tallies exactly with the sleep paralysis,which bears out the authenticity of the story in the following four aspects： the paralysis symptoms,illusions,.inducements and treatment.