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A Byzantine book on dream interpretation : the Oneirocriticon of Achmet and its Arabic sources / by Maria Mavroudi.
Van Pelt Library BF1080.A336 M28 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mavroudi, Maria V.
- Series:
- Medieval Mediterranean 0928-5520 ; v. 36.
- The medieval Mediterranean, 0928-5520 ; v. 36
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Achmet, active 10th century. Biblion oneirokritikon--Textual analysis.
- Achmet.
- Dreams--Early works to 1800.
- Dreams.
- Dream interpretation--Byzantine Empire.
- Dream interpretation.
- Popular culture--Byzantine Empire--Arabic influences.
- Popular culture.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Physical Description:
- x, 522 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- Language Note:
- Some text in Greek and Arabic.
- Summary:
- This monograph compares the most important Byzantine work on dream interpretation with the 2nd-century A.D. Greek work of Artemidoros and five medieval Arabic dreambooks and demonstrates that it was based on Islamic Arabic sources adapted for Christian readers of Greek
- Notes:
- A revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Harvard University, 1998).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [473]-506) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004120793
- OCLC:
- 49503773
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