Dreambooks in Byzantium six oneirocritica in translation, with commentary and introduction

Dreambooks in Byzantium offers the first English translation with commentary of six of the seven extant Byzantine oneirocritica-manuals on the interpretation of dreams. Dreams permeated all aspects of Byzantine culture, from religion to literature to everyday life, and drew upon Classical and Islami...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Oberhelman, Steven M. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate c2008.
Edición:1st ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798518006719
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Authors, Dates, and Texts; 2 The Art of Interpreting Dreams; 3 The Cultural, Historical, and Social Background; 4 The Oneirocriticon of Daniel: The Dreambook of the Holy Prophet Daniel with the Help of Holy God, according to the Alphabet; 5 The Oneirocriticon of Nicephorus: The Dreambook of Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople; 6 The Oneirocriticon of Astrampsychus; 7 The Oneirocriticon of Germanus: The Dreambook of Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople; 8 The Anonymous Oneirocriticon: An Additional [Dreambook] Drawn from the Experience of the Wise
  • 9 The Oneirocriticon of Manuel II Palaeologus: A Dreambook by Manuel PalaeologusBibliography of Works Cited; Index of Dream Symbols; General Index