Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative HistoryNYU Press, 2008 M07 19 - 345 páginas From Biblical stories of Joseph interpreting Pharoh’s dreams in Egypt to prayers against bad dreams in the Hindu Rg Veda, cultures all over the world have seen their dreams first and foremost as religiously meaningful experiences. In this widely shared view, dreams are a powerful medium of transpersonal guidance offering the opportunity to communicate with sacred beings, gain valuable wisdom and power, heal suffering, and explore new realms of existence. Conversely, the world’s religious and spiritual traditions provide the best source of historical information about the broad patterns of human dream life |
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... Duke of Zhou , who plays a prominent role in later Chinese dream history . When King Wu died only six years after defeating the Shang , he left his young son in the care of his brother , the Duke of Zhou . The duke protected the boy ...
... duke, the shaman had no paradoxical interpretation to offer. Instead, he ... Zhou dynasty, but in practice every military leader had a different belief ... Zhou court, because the land had fragmented into so many competing factions that ...
... Duke of Zhou , Confucius was three years old when his father died . Most of his early life was devoted to farm labor and clerical work to support his mother and family . After marrying a young girl and fathering a child , he opened a ...
... Duke of Zhou.10 In a conversation he had with a student toward the end of his life, Confucius said, “I must be growing weak; I have not dreamed of the Duke of Zhou for a long time now.” Confucius evidently dreamed of the Duke of Zhou ...
... Duke of Zhou.' ” In fact, many dream books circulating at this time did claim to be written by the legendary duke, and at least some people took his authorship seriously. Zhang Fengyi argued that the Duke of Zhou never wrote any of ...
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Chinese Religions | |
Buddhism | |
Christianity 7 Islam | |
Religions of Africa | |
Religions of Oceania | |
Religions of the Americas | |
Conclusion | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Index | |
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Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History Kelly Bulkeley Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |