Somebody asked me the other day whether fish sleep. My response was: “How can you tell?”. I have spent a good deal of time in aquaria watching large lugubriouslooking fish lying motionless in a tank. Even though their eyes are wide open, they could be asleep for all the notice they take of their surroundings. There are also fish that swim endlessly and pointlessly; for all I know, they swim in ...

The present paper is designed to explore the belief system prevailing in a rural community of the Punjab, Pakistan. In particular, prevalence of beliefs regarding superstitions, dreams and shrines are studied along with other supernatural aspects such as black magic, taweez and ghosts. Data are taken from a probability sample survey conducted in the village. The survey covered various aspects o...