Dreams A Reader on Religious, Cultural, and Psychological Dimensions

The recent centennial of the original publication of Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams has generated a new wave of critical reappraisals of this monumental work. Considered one of the most important books in Western history, scholars from an as

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DREAMS

Copyright © Kelly ßulkeley, 20(j1.

All fights reserved. No part of thi~ book I1laY be used or reproduced in any lnanner \vhatsoever without writtcn pcrnlission l'xcept in the case of brief quotations eIubodied in critical articles cr reviews. First published 2001 by PALGRAVpM 175 Fifth Avenue, NewYork, N.Y. ]()O]() and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. COInpanies and representatives throughout the \vorld.

PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint ofSt. Martin's Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Puhlishers l.td. (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd.). ISBN 978-0-312-29334-5 ISBN 978-1-137-08545-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-08545-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dreams: a reader on religious, cllitural &' psychological ditnensions of dreanling / Kelly Bulkeley, editor. p. C01. lncludes bibliographlcal refcrences. ISI3N-13: 978-0-312-29334-5 1. Dreams. 1. ßulkeley, Kelly, 1962BF 1078.D7295 2001 154.6-dc21 2001032755 A catalogue reeord for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, [nc. First edition: Deeember 2001 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

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Contents

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Introduction: Contemplating Freud's Navel

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Section I TRADITIONS 1.

Buddhist Dream Experience: The Role of Interpretation, Ritual, and Gender Serinity Young

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Through the Looking Glass: Dreams in Ancient Egypt Kasia Szpakowska

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Dreams and Dream Interpreters in Mesopotamia and in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) Scott Noegel

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Dreams and Dreaming in Islam Marfia Hermansen

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Sending a Voice, Seeking a Place: Visionary Traditions among Native Women of the Plains Lee Irwin

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The Role ofDreams in Religious Enculturation among the Asabano of Papua New Guinea Roger Ivar Lohmann

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Content Analysis of Mehinaku Dreams Thomas Gregor

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Making Dreams Into Music: Contemporary Songwriters Carry On an Age-Old Dreaming Tradition Naney Grace

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Kagwahiv Mourning: Dreams of a Bereaved Father Waud H. Kracke

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Reflecting on a Dream in Jungian Analytic Practice Jane VVhite-Lewis

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Group Work with Dreams: The "Royal Road" to Meaning Jeremy Taylor

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Wish, Conflict, and Awareness: Freud and the Problem of the "Dream Book" Bertram Cohler

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Penelope as Dreamer: The Perils of Interpretation Kelly Bulkeley

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Section III METHODS 14.

Western Dreams about Eastern Dreams VfTndy Doniger

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The Dream ofScholarship: Some Notes on the Historian of Mysticism as a Dreaming Creative JejJrey Kripal

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The New Anthropology ofDreaming Barhara Tedlock

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How Metaphor Structures Dreams: The Theory of Conceptual Metaphor Applied to Dream Analysis Geolge Lakoff

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Dreams, Inner Resistance, and Self-Reflection James J. DiCenso

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TurningAway at the Navel ofthe Dream: Religion and the Body of the Mother at the Beginning and End of Interpretation Diane Jonte- Pace

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