In Europe and North and South America during the early modern
period, people believed that their dreams might be, variously,
messages from God, the machinations of demons, visits from the
dead, or visions of the future. Interpreting their dreams in much
the same ways as their ancient and medieval forebears had done-and
often using the dream-guides their predecessors had
written-dreamers rejoiced in heralds of good fortune and consulted
physicians, clerics, or practitioners of magic when their visions
waxed ominous. Dreams, Dreamers, and Visions traces the role of
dreams and related visionary experiences in the cultures within the
Atlantic world from the late thirteenth to early seventeenth
centuries, examining an era of cultural encounters and transitions
through this unique lens. In the wake of Reformation-era battles
over religious authority and colonial expansion into Asia, Africa,
and the Americas, questions about truth and knowledge became
particularly urgent and debate over the meaning and reliability of
dreams became all the more relevant. Exploring both indigenous and
European methods of understanding dream phenomena, this volume
argues that visions were central to struggles over spiritual and
political authority. Featuring eleven original essays, Dreams,
Dreamers, and Visions explores the ways in which reports and
interpretations of dreams played a significant role in reflecting
cultural shifts and structuring historic change. Contributors: Emma
Anderson, Mary Baine Campbell, Luis Corteguera, Matthew Dennis,
Carla Gerona, Maria V Jordan, Luis Filipe Silverio Lima, Phyllis
Mack, Ann Marie Plane, Andrew Redden, Janine Riviere, Leslie
Tuttle, Anthony F. C. Wallace.
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