Dreams, dreamers, and visions : the early modern Atlantic world / / edited by Ann Marie Plane and Leslie Tuttle ; foreword by Anthony F.C. Wallace

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (332 p.)
• Disciplina: 154.6/309
• Soggetto topico: Dreams - North Atlantic Region - History - 16th century; Dreams - North Atlantic Region - History - 17th century; Dreams - North Atlantic Region - History - 18th century; Dream interpretation - North Atlantic Region - History - 16th century; Dream interpretation - North Atlantic Region - History - 17th century; Dream interpretation - North Atlantic Region - History - 18th century; Visions - North Atlantic Region - History - 16th century; Visions - North Atlantic Region - History - 17th century; Visions - North Atlantic Region - History - 18th century
• Soggetto geografico: North Atlantic Region Civilization 16th century; North Atlantic Region Civilization 17th century; North Atlantic Region Civilization 18th century
• Altri autori: PlaneAnn Marie <1964-> TuttleLeslie <1967->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword. Xanadu: Dreams of the Dark Side of Paradise / Wallace, Anthony F. C. -- Introduction. The Literatures of Dreaming / Plane, Ann Marie / Tuttle, Leslie -- PART I. European Theories, Politics, and Experiences of Dreaming -- Chapter 1. The Inner Eye Early Modern Dreaming and Disembodied Sight / Campbell, Mary Baine -- Chapter 2. Demons of Desire or Symptoms of Disease? Medical Theories and Popular Experiences of the ''Nightmare'' in Premodern England / Riviére, Janine -- Chapter 3. Competition and Confirmation in the Iberian Prophetic Community. The 1589 Invasion of Portugal in the Dreams of Lucrecia de Leòn / Jordán, María V. -- Chapter 4. The Peasant Who Went to Hell Dreams and Visions in Early Modern Spain / Corteguera, Luís R. -- Chapter 5. Dreams and Prophecies. The Fifth Empire of Father Antonio Vieira and Messianic Visions of the Bragança Dynasty in Seventeenth-Century Portugal and Brazil / Lima, Luís Filipe Silvério -- PART II. Intercultural Encounter -- Chapter 6. Flying Like an Eagle Franciscan and Caddo Dreams and Visions / Gerona, Carla -- Chapter 7. Dream-Visions and Divine Truth in Early Modern Hispanic America / Redden, Andrew -- Chapter 8. French Jesuits and Indian Dreams in Seventeenth-Century New France / Tuttle, Leslie -- Chapter 9. ''My Spirit Found a Unity with This Holy Man'' / Anderson, Emma -- PART III. The Eighteenth Century Prophecy and Revival -- Chapter 10. The Unbounded Self Dreaming and Identity in the British Enlightenment / Mack, Phyllis -- Chapter 11. Visions of Handsome Lake / Dennis, Matthew -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index -- Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: In Europe and North and South America during the early modern period, people believed that their dreams might be, variously, messages from God, the machinations of demons, visits from the dead, or visions of the future. Interpreting their dreams in much the same ways as their ancient and medieval forebears had done-and often using the dream-guides their predecessors had written-dreamers rejoiced in heralds of good fortune and consulted physicians, clerics, or practitioners of magic when their visions waxed ominous. Dreams, Dreamers, and Visions traces the role of dreams and related visionary experiences in the cultures within the Atlantic world from the late thirteenth to early seventeenth centuries, examining an era of cultural encounters and transitions through this unique lens.In the wake of Reformation-era battles over religious authority and colonial expansion into Asia, Africa, and the Americas, questions about truth and knowledge became particularly urgent and debate over the meaning and reliability of dreams became all the more relevant. Exploring both indigenous and European methods of understanding dream phenomena, this volume argues that visions were central to struggles over spiritual and political authority. Featuring eleven original essays, Dreams, Dreamers, and Visions explores the ways in which reports and interpretations of dreams played a significant role in reflecting cultural shifts and structuring historic change.Contributors: Emma Anderson, Mary Baine Campbell, Luis Corteguera, Matthew Dennis, Carla Gerona, María V Jordán, Luís Filipe Silvério Lima, Phyllis Mack, Ann Marie Plane, Andrew Redden, Janine Rivière, Leslie Tuttle, Anthony F. C. Wallace.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dreams, dreamers, and visions
• ISBN: 0-8122-0804-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809331303321
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