Visions of the Night: Dreams, Religion and Psychology (Suny Series, Dream Studies) [Paperback]

Kelly Bulkeley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0791442845 | ISBN-13: 978-0791442845 | Publication Date: January 1999 | Edition: 1

This wide-ranging exploration of the spiritual and scientific dimensions of dreaming offers new connections between the ancient wisdom of the world's religious traditions, which have always taught that dreams reveal divine truths, and the recent findings of modern psychological research. Drawing upon philosophy, anthropology, sociology, neurology, literature, and film criticism, the book offers a better understanding of the mysterious complexity and startling creative powers of human dreaming experience. For those interested in gaining new perspectives on dreaming, the powers of the imagination, and the newest frontiers in the dialogue between religion and science, Visions of the Night promises to be a welcome resource.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Kelly Bulkeley is Lecturer in the Religious Studies Department, Santa Clara University. A former president of the Association for the Study of Dreams, he has published extensively, and is the editor of Among All These Dreamers: Essays on Dreams and Modern Society and the author of The Wilderness of Dreams: Exploring the Religious Meanings of Dreams in Modern Western Culture, also published by SUNY Press. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 217 pages
• Publisher: State University of New York Press; 1 edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0791442845
• ISBN-13: 978-0791442845
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,552,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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