Steven M Oberhelman

Dreambooks in Byzantium

Six Oneirocritica in Translation, with Commentary and Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dreambooks in Byzantium offers the first English translation with commentary of six of the seven extant Byzantine oneirocriticämanuals on the interpretation of dreams. Dreams permeated all aspects of Byzantine culture, from religion to literature to everyday life, and drew upon Classical and Islamic literature, oral and written Byzantine materials, and, perhaps, their own oneirocritic practices. Much of the source-material was pagan in origin and was reworked into a Christianized context, with many interpretations given a Christian coloring.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780754660842
• ISBN-10: 0754660842
• Artikelnr.: 42355837

Autorenporträt

Steven M. Oberhelman is Professor of Classics and Religious Studies in the Department of European and Classical Languages, Texas A&M University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Authors, Dates, and Texts
Chapter 2 The Art of Interpreting Dreams
Chapter 3 The Cultural, Historical, and Social Background
Chapter 4 The
Oneirocriticon
of Daniel
Chapter 5 The
Oneirocriticon
of Nicephorus
Chapter 6 The
Oneirocriticon
of Astrampsychus
Chapter 7 The
Oneirocriticon
of Germanus
Chapter 8 The Anonymous
Oneirocriticon
Chapter 9 The
Oneirocriticon
of Manuel II Palaeologus