• It is a common rule with primitive people not to waken a sleeper, because his soul is away and might not have time to get back.

    James G. Frazer: It is a common rule with primitive people not to waken a sleeper, because his soul is away and might not have time to get back.
    "The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion". Book by James G. Frazer, 1890.