Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative HistoryNYU Press, 2008 M07 19 - 345 páginas 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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... Ancient Greece and Rome 6 Christianity 7 Islam 8 Religions of Africa 9 Religions of Oceania 10 Religions of the Americas Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index About the Author Acknowledgments I suppose I've been working on this book as.
... ancient in the world . They offer an abundance of teachings , myths , and practices for study , and they remain prominent religious forces in the world today . For these reasons ( in addition to the virtue of immediately de - centering ...
... ancient line of monotremes (egg-laying mammals) have very little PS, which makes sense in light of their neurological primitivity and premammalian tendencies. Unusually low amounts of PS are also found among cetacean species like ...
... ancient collections of knowledge ( Vedas ) that were orally transmitted through the generations , recited in poetic verses ( mantras ) whose spiritual potency emanated from the sacred sound ( brahman ) of the words themselves . Many of ...
... ancient Vedic verse are a kind of dreaming experience. It is not clear in the hymn whether the seduction is the cause of the fetus's death, that is, whether the demons kill the fetus by having dream sex with the mother. More likely is ...
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Chinese Religions | |
Buddhism | |
Christianity 7 Islam | |
Religions of Africa | |
Religions of Oceania | |
Religions of the Americas | |
Conclusion | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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