Oneirocritics and Midrash. On reading dreams and the Scripture

In the context of ancient theories of dreams and their interpretation, the rabbinic literature offers particularly interesting loci. Even though the view on the nature of dreams is far from unambiguous, the rabbinic tradition of oneirocritics, i.e. the discourse on how dreams are interpreted, stands...

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Main Author: Alvstad, Erik (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Donner Institute 2003
In: Nordisk judaistik
Year: 2003, Volume: 24, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 123-148
Further subjects:B Dream interpretation
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