John C. Lamoreaux

The Early Muslim Tradition of Dream Interpretation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reportedly, the prophet Muhammad told his followers that after he was gone prophecy would come only through "true dreams." Based on this and other statements, early Muslims created what might be called a theology of dreams. Dreams were regarded as an important means used by God to guide the faithful, especially after the cessation of Koranic revelation. However, since these dreams were often symbolic, they required interpretation, and early Muslims wrote numerous manuals dedicated to deciphering their meaning. Utilizing manuscripts preserved in Middle Eastern mosques and libraries, this book offers the first comprehensive account of the early Muslim tradition of dream interpretation. In addition to describing how and when the tradition developed, author John C. Lamoreaux discusses the social context in which dream interpretation arose and its role in the intellectual life of the time. He demonstrates that early Muslims considered dream interpretation a fully orthodox theological discipline, one sanctioned both by the Koran and the example of the prophet Muhammad.

Produktdetails

• Suny Islam
• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780791453735
• ISBN-10: 0791453731
• Artikelnr.: 54150681

Autorenporträt

John C. Lamoreaux is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University. He is the author of John of Scythopolis and the Dionysian Corpus: Annotating the Areopagite, with Paul Rorem.