Night journeys: the power of dreams in transatlantic Quaker culture

"Early modern Quakers looked to their dreams to gain spiritual insight and developed a potent system of dreamwork that acted simultaneously as a device for gaining and retaining authority and as a democratizing force. Night Journeys recounts how Quakers on both sides of the Atlantic turned thei...

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Main Author: Gerona, Carla (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville, Va. [u.a.] Univ. of Virginia Press 2004
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Summary:"Early modern Quakers looked to their dreams to gain spiritual insight and developed a potent system of dreamwork that acted simultaneously as a device for gaining and retaining authority and as a democratizing force. Night Journeys recounts how Quakers on both sides of the Atlantic turned their sleeping experiences into powerful stories that advanced a more inclusive - but still imperial - vision of colonial and Revolutionary America."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 290 S.
ISBN:0813923107

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