Dreaming in Christianity and Islam : culture, conflict, and creativity / / edited by Kelly Bulkeley, Kate Adams, Patricia M. Davis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815497803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-280-49245-7; 9786613587688; 0-8135-4824-1; 9780831548241
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BulkeleyKelly <1962->; AdamsKate; DavisPatricia M. <1955->
• Disciplina: 204/.2
• Soggetti: Dreams - Religious aspects - Christianity; Dreams - Religious aspects - Islam; Dreams - Religious aspects - Comparative studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Based on a conference held in summer 2005 in Berkeley, Calif.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE: Dreaming in Christianity; 1 Divine Dream Dilemmas: Biblical Visions and Dreams; 2 Early Christians and Their Dreams; 3 Discerning the Voice of God: Case Studies in Christian History; 4 Dreaming through the Bible with Luther and Calvin; 5 Dreams and Visions of the Dying; PART TWO: Dreaming in Islam; 6 Dreaming in the Life of the Prophet Muhammad; 7 Islamic Dreaming: An Analysis of Its Truthfulness and In. uence; 8 Healing and Dreams in Islam; 9 Istikhara and Dreams: Learning about the Future through Dreaming; 10 Dream and Spirit in Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyah's Qitab al-Ruh11 The Jinn: Companion in the Realm of Dreams and Imagination; 12 Women and Dream Interpretation in Contemporary Iran; PART THREE: Two Traditions in Dialogue; 13 Books on Dream Interpretation: Artemidorus and Kutbuttinzade; 14 Conversion Dreams in Christianity and Islam; 15 A Comparison of Islamic and Western Psychological Dream Theories; 16 The Typical Dreams of Jordanian College Students; 17 Dreams of ; Muslim and Christian Children; 18 Discussing Dreams in a Prison in Amsterdam; 19 The Ambiguities of Privilege; Conclusion; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORSINDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Dreaming in Christianity and Islam, is the first book to explore dreaming in these religions through original essays. The editors reach a plateau by focusing on how studying dreams reveals new aspects of social and political reality. International scholars document the impact of dreams on sacred texts, mystical experiences, therapeutic practices, and doctrinal controversies.