aA pleasure to read, well written and full of fascinating examples.
It is unique in combining a sensitive and sympathetic understanding
of the religious meanings of dreams with a state-of-the-art
treatment of the insights that cognitive neuroscience and
evolutionary psychology bring to our understanding of them.a
--Wendy Doniger, author of "Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities"
aOffers a sophisticated, yet easily accessible and engaging
discussion of how and in what way dreams and a broad range of the
worldas religions have enjoyed mutual influence throughout
history.a
--Nina P. Azari, Editor-in-Chief of the "Encyclopaedia of Religions
and Sciences"
From Biblical stories of Joseph interpreting Pharohas dreams in
Egypt to prayers against bad dreams in the Hindu Rg Veda, cultures
all over the world have seen their dreams first and foremost as
religiously meaningful experiences. In this widely shared view,
dreams are a powerful medium of transpersonal guidance offering the
opportunity to communicate with sacred beings, gain valuable wisdom
and power, heal suffering, and explore new realms of existence.
Conversely, the worldas religious and spiritual traditions provide
the best source of historical information about the broad patterns
of human dream life
Dreaming in the Worldas Religions provides an authoritative and
engaging one-volume resource for the study of dreaming and
religion. It tells the story of how dreaming has shaped the
religious history of humankind, from the Upanishads of Hinduism to
the Quraan of Islam, from the conception dream of Buddhaas mother
to the sexually tempting nightmares of St. Augustine, from the
Ojibwa vision quest to Australian Aboriginaljourneys in the
Dreamtime. Bringing his background in psychology to bear, Kelly
Bulkeley incorporates an accessible consideration of cognitive
neuroscience and evolutionary psychology into this fascinating
overview.
Dreaming in the Worldas Religions offers a carefully researched,
accessibly written portrait of dreaming as a powerful,
unpredictable, often iconoclastic force in human religious
life.
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