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Kelly Bulkeley - Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History - 9780814799574 - V9780814799574
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Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History

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Description for Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History Paperback. A carefully researched, accessibly written portrait of dreaming as a powerful, unpredictable, often iconoclastic force in human religious life Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JMTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.

From Biblical stories of Joseph interpreting Pharoh’s 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 world’s religious and spiritual traditions provide the best source of historical information about the broad patterns of human dream life
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Product Details

Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814799574
SKU
V9780814799574
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Kelly Bulkeley
Kelly Bulkeley is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, and is a former President of the Association for the Study of Dreams. His books include The Wilderness of Dreams: Exploring the Religious Meanings of Dreams in Modern Western Culture; An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming; Visions of the Night: Dreams, Religion, and Psychology; ... Read more

Reviews for Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History
From the American Indian ritual of the vision quest to the Muslim prayer and dream-incubation practice of istikhara, there have been cultural traditions of enhancing people's awareness of their dreams and deriving insights from them. Modern researchers can learn from such practices and combine them with today's technologies, using new tools to fulfill an ancient pursuit.
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