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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... mother . Even in the era of modern Western medicine , pregnancy remains a perilous , unpredictable process . This Vedic verse is aimed at protecting the fetus from those perennial dangers that may occur during any of the three stages of ...
... mother. The demons threaten the fetus with death, but they are threatening the woman with something rather different: sexual desire. The demons are said to have the power of deceptively changing their appearance in order to ravish the ...
... mother sleep ; let the father sleep ; let the dog sleep ; let the master of the house sleep . Let all the kinsmen sleep ; let our people all around sleep . Later generations of Hindus have used these verses as bedtime lullabies for ...
... mother, Yama [god of the dead] is your father, Araru is your name. We know, O Sleep, of your birth, that you are the son of the divine women-folk, the instrument of Yama! You are the ender, you are death! Thus do we know you, O Sleep ...
... mother . The Jains of present - day India do not consider themselves " Hindu , " and they trace their lineage to pre - Vedic times . In contrast to the Vedic focus on rituals of sacrifice , the Jains have always emphasized nonviolence ...
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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 |