Dream Travelers Sleep Experiences and Culture in the Western Pacific
In dreams, part of the self seems to wander off to undertake both mundane tasks and marvellous adventures. Anthropologists have found that many peoples take this experience of dreaming at face value, assuming that their spirits literally leave the body to
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“Roger Lohmann’s Dream Travelers is a highly promising book with strong potential to attract readers in cultural anthropology and related fields. The collection is well-organized, with first-rate contributors and a clear sense of other research in the general arena of dreams and anthropology. Particularly significant is the focus on the theme of journeys, movement, and travelling. I think Lohmann is onto something here, and other scholars in psychology, religious studies, and anthropology will be interested in what he and his collaborators have to say.” —Kelly Bulkeley, The Graduate Theological Union “My lasting impression following reading this fine collection of anthropological essays is of the dream as an alternative mode of cognition—as an important means of apprehending the world and engaging with others. Based on original fieldwork, each essay contributes rich ethnographic data to reveal the interaction between the apparently private inner realm of dreams, and shared, cultural phantasy systems. Lived culture emerges from this dynamic interplay. For all those with a serious interest in dreams, this book is a ‘must.’ Furthermore, if there still remain any social or cultural anthropologists who feel that dreaming is a topic better left to the psychoanalyst, or dismissed entirely, this important collection will surely convince them otherwise.” —Michele Stephen, Associate Professor of History, La Trobe University, Australia “Dream Travelers represents the best kind of collaborative anthropology: Detailed ethnography by experts in particular societies brought together to create a large and impressive theoretical vision. An important read for scholars who work outside as well as in Oceania, this volume will provide a much needed push forward for anthropological thinking about dreams.” —Susan Sered, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University “Returning to one of the foundational problems in anthropology, the authors of Dream Travelers explore the cultural significance of dreaming in a fascinating journey through Melanesia, aboriginal Australia, and Indonesia. Powerfully evocative, the chapters are a pleasure to read in their own right while the collection as a whole propels our understanding of dreams in important new directions. Dream Travelers makes significant contributions to comparative ethnography, the anthropology of religion, and the psychology of dreaming.” —John Barker, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
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