Dreams and experience in classical antiquity:
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1. Verfasser: Harris, William V. 1938- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press 2009
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-321) and index
Then and now -- From epiphany to episode : a revolution in the description of dreams -- Greek and Roman dreams that were really dreamt -- Greek and Roman opinions about the truthfulness of dreams -- Naturalistic explanations
"From the Iliad to Aristophanes, from the gospel of Matthew to Augustine, Greek and Latin texts are constellated with descriptive images of dreams. Some are formulaic, others intensely vivid. The best ancient minds - Plato, Aristotle, the physician Galen, and others - struggled to understand the meaning of dreams. With Dreams and Experience in Classical Antiquity the renowned ancient historian William Harris turns his attention to oneiric matters. This cultural history of dreams in antiquity draws on both contemporary post-Freudian science and careful critiques of the ancient texts. Harris traces the history of characteristic forms of dream-description and relates them both to the ancient experience of dreaming and to literary and religious imperatives. He analyzes the nuances of Greek and Roman belief in the truth-telling potential of dreams, and in a final chapter offers an assessment of ancient attempts to understand dreams naturalistically."--Jacket
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 332 p.)
ISBN:9780674053977
0674053974
9780674032972
0674032977
DOI:10.4159/9780674053977

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