Dreams and Dream Narratives in the Biblical World

Name: Dreams and Dream Narratives in the Biblical World
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Jean-Marie Husser

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This study of dream accounts in the Bible and in ancient Near Eastern literature suggests two main lines of interpretation: on the one hand it defines the function of dream accounts from a literary, social, political and religious point of view on the basis of literary genre (practitioners' manuals, royal inscriptions, prophetic texts, etc.). On the other hand, in adopting a rather larger typology than is usual (message dreams, symbolic dreams, but also prophetic, premonitory and judgment dreams), it seeks to clarify both the relationship between the fiction implied by the literary form and the actual dream experience of individuals, as well as the different ritual practices related to this experience (interpretation, conjuration, incubation, etc.).

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 198
Release Date:: 1999-11-01
Publication Date:: 1999-11-01
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1850759685
ISBN13:: 9781850759683
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 310 g
Height:: 156 cm
Width:: 234 cm
Thickness:: 11 cm

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