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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... animals are deprived of all sleep they perish in a matter of days . As it is , you probably sleep between six and nine hours a night . Plenty of people get by on less and others can't function without more , but your average ratio of ...
... animal evolution . Reptiles and fish can be observed in lengthy periods of relative calm and quiescence with reduced responsiveness to the external environment , a basic behavioral pattern that qualifies as sleeping . However , only ...
... animal of sleep leads fairly quickly to a decrease in physical well - being and weakened responsiveness to the environment , ultimately with fatal consequences . In humans , cognitive abilities suffer tremendously after just one missed ...
... animals dream ? We currently have no means of proving it one way or the other , just as we have no way to determine whether human fetuses and newborns are genuinely dreaming before they develop the ability to speak and relate their ...
... animal species other than our own . " 7 Returning to the case of Homo sapiens , it turns out that we actually remember only a tiny fraction of all that happens during the sleep cycle . Our brains pass through several cycles of intense ...
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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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Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History Kelly Bulkeley Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |