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Bulkeley, Kelly, 1962-

Dreaming in the world's religions : a comparative history / Kelly Bulkeley. - New York : New York University Press, �2008. - xi, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-317) and index.

Hinduism -- Chinese religions -- Buddhism -- Religions of the Fertile Crescent -- Religions of ancient Greece and Rome -- Christianity -- Islam -- Religions of Africa -- Religions of Oceania -- Religions of the Americas.

Dreaming in the World's Religions provides an authoritative and engaging one-volume resource for the study of dreaming and religion. It tells the story of how dreaming has shaped the religious history of humankind, from the Upanishads of Hinduism to the Quraan of Islam, from the conception dream of Buddhaas mother to the sexually tempting nightmares of St. Augustine, from the Ojibwa vision quest to Australian Aboriginaljourneys in the Dreamtime. Bringing his background in psychology to bear, Kelly Bulkeley incorporates an accessible consideration of cognitive neuroscience and evolutionary psychology into this fascinating overview.

ISBN: 9780814799567 0814799566 9780814799574 0814799574

LCCN: 2008004107

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA859506 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014596249 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dreams--Religious aspects--History.
Religions--History.
Rêves--Aspect religieux--Histoire.
Religions--Histoire.
Dreams--Religious aspects.
Religions.
Traum
Weltreligion
Naturreligion

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: BL65.D67 / B83 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 204/.2