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Behind closed eyes : dreams and nightmares in ancient Egypt / Kasia Szpakowska.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection BF1078 .S96 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Szpakowska, Kasia Maria.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dreams--Egypt.
- Dreams.
- Dreams--Egypt--Religious aspects.
- Visions.
- History.
- Egypt.
- Dreams--History.
- Visions--History.
- Egyptian literature.
- Egypt--Religion.
- Religion.
- Dreams in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Dreams and nightmares in ancient Egypt.
- Place of Publication:
- Swansea, Wales : Classical Press of Wales ; Oakville, CT : David Brown Book Co. [U.S. distributor], 2003.
- Summary:
- This new book is the first to present a comprehensive study of dreams as they were perceived and interpreted by the Egyptians in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC - from Old Kingdom to New Kingdom. The author examines the various roles dreams could play in ancient Egyptian society, whether political, religious, magical, or literary. Also considered is the value of dream-interpretation for the happiness of private individuals. The work is accessibly written, and should inform the wider study of psychology and comparative religion. Its arguments are based on an intimate study of the original Egyptian texts; the texts themselves are here set out in translation.
- Contents:
- 1. Theories of dreams 1
- 2. The dream phenomenon 15
- 3. Literature and politics 41
- 4. Dream interpretation 61
- 5. Dreams and religion 123
- 6. Nightmares 159.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-230) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0954384504
- OCLC:
- 53225312
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