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Dreaming Across Boundaries: The Interpretation of Dreams in Islamic Lands

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Dreaming Across Boundaries: The Interpretation of Dreams in Islamic Lands - Marlow, L (Editor), and Bagci, Serpil, Professor (Contributions by), and Davidson, Olga M (Contributions by)
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This volume explores the context of theological speculations and political aspirations through the medium of dreams to present fascinating insights into the social history of the pre-modern Islamic world in all its cultural diversity. Wider cultural exchanges are discussed through concrete examples such as the Arabic version of the Aristotelian treatise "De divinatione per somnum," and some of the current scholarly assumptions about dreams are challenged by personal reports that express individual personalities, self ...

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Dreaming Across Boundaries: The Interpretation of Dreams in Islamic Lands 2008, Ilex Foundation, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674021228

Arabic

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