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" Dreambooks in Byzantium : "
Steven M Oberhelman
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BL
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719528
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b539220
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Steven M Oberhelman
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Dreambooks in Byzantium : : Six Oneirocritica in Translation, with Commentary and Introduction.\ Steven M Oberhelman
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Farnham: Ashgate Pub., 2008
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(260 pages)
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0754692345
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: 1281766127
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: 9780754692348
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: 9781281766120
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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.
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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 Islamic literature.
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BODY, MIND SPIRIT -- Dreams.
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Dream interpretation.
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Dreams -- Early works to 1800.
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BF1080.S748 2008
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Steven M Oberhelman
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