Dreams: A Reader on Religious, Cultural and Psychological Dimensions of Dreaming (Paperback)

~ Kelly Bulkeley (Editor) "Buddhist dream experience is most readily accessed through the rich and varied sacred biographies of India and Tibet..." (more)
Key Phrases: novice dreamers, jaguar self, nonlucid dreaming, New York, Dreamer Profile, Van de Castle (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This innovative collection covers the dream beliefs and practices of various religious and cultural traditions; the dream experiences and theories of particular individuals; and the methods used to investigate and understand dreaming. Contributors include Wendy Doniger, Barbara Tedlock, George Lakoff, J. Allan Hobson, Frederick Crews, Thomas Gregor, Bertram Cohler, and several other leading scholars in religious studies, anthropology, and psychology. Issues of gender, power, sexuality, language, truth, mysticism, healing, consciousness, modernization, the boundaries of Western Science, and the role of personal experience in scholarship are examined.

Book Description

This innovative collection covers the dream beliefs and practices of various religious and cultural traditions; the dream experiences and theories of particular individuals; and the methods used to investigate and understand dreaming. Contributors include Wendy Doniger, Barbara Tedlock, George Lakoff, J. Allan Hobson, Frederick Crews, Thomas Gregor, Bertram Cohler, and several other leading scholars in religious studies, anthropology, and psychology. Issues of gender, power, sexuality, language, truth, mysticism, healing, consciousness, modernization, the boundaries of Western Science, and the role of personal experience in scholarship are examined.

See all Editorial Reviews

---

Product Details Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (December 14, 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 0312293348 ISBN-13: 978-0312293345 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #871,558 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Search Inside This Book:

---

Inside This Book (learn more)

First Sentence:
Buddhist dream experience is most readily accessed through the rich and varied sacred biographies of India and Tibet. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
novice dreamers, jaguar self, nonlucid dreaming, practiced dreamers, inetacognitive skills, religious enculturation, screen memory paper, dream recallers, group dream work, waking reports, embroidered mark, dream bizarreness, dreaming cognition, waking cognition, orgasmic dream, sleep mentation, dream manuals, dream navel, dream cognition, original dreamer, women dreamers, metaphor schema, self fish, specimen dream, ontological correspondences

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Dreamer Profile, Van de Castle, Near East, University of Chicago Press, Holy Spirit, Kelly Bulkeley, Native American, Sigmund Freud, Standard Edition, University of California Press, Allan Hobson, Basic Books, Dream Summary, Hebrew Bible, Hogarth Press, Oxford University Press, Barbara Tedlock, Botanical Monograph, Scott Noegel, Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, New Guinea, South Asian, Lee Irwin

New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats

Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!

Search Inside This Book:

---

Citations (learn more)

This book cites 100 books:

• Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud on page 217, page 221, and page 288
• Meaning of Dreams (McGraw-Hill paperbacks) by Calvin S. Hall on page 262, page 318, and page 357
• The Greeks and the Irrational (Sather Classical Lectures) by E. R. Dodds on page 15, page 1, and page 3
• An Anthology of Sacred Texts By and About Women by Serinity Young on page 3, and Back Matter
• The Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud on page 217, and page 221

See all 100 books this book cites

---

Books on Related Topics (learn more)

Handbook of Psychophysiology by John T. Cacioppo

Discusses:

• dream recallers
• sleep mentation
• Van de Castle

Sleep and Dreaming by Edward F. Pace-Schott

Discusses:

• dream bizarreness
• sleep mentation
• dream cognition

The Function of the Dream How the Brain Creates the Mind by Milton M. Ashley

Discusses:

• waking cognition
• sleep mentation
• specimen dream

The Dream Seekers by Lee Irwin

Discusses:

• waking cognition
• original dreamer
• women dreamers

On Not Being Able to Sleep by Jacqueline Rose

Discusses:

• dream navel
• specimen dream
• Standard Edition

Speaking the Unspeakable by Diane E. Jonte-Pace

Discusses:

• embroidered mark
• dream navel
• specimen dream

Handbook of Psychophysiology by John T. Cacioppo Discusses: dream recallers sleep mentation Van de Castle Sleep and Dreaming by Edward F. Pace-Schott Discusses: dream bizarreness sleep mentation dream cognition The Function of the Dream How the Brain Creates the Mind by Milton M. Ashley Discusses: waking cognition sleep mentation specimen dream The Dream Seekers by Lee Irwin Discusses: waking cognition original dreamer women dreamers Loading...

---

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	68% buy the item featured on this page: Dreams: A Reader on Religious, Cultural and Psychological Dimensions of Dreaming 5.0 out of 5 stars (2) $42.00
	11% buy Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History $20.70
	9% buy Dreaming Beyond Death: A Guide to Pre-Death Dreams and Visions 4.7 out of 5 stars (3) $11.90
	6% buy An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming 5.0 out of 5 stars (3) $27.95

Explore similar items

---

Tags Customers Associate with This Product  (What's this?) Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people. Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below.  religion(1) Your tags: Add your first tag

Search Products Tagged with   See most popular tags

---

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

---

 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews 5 star:  (2) 4 star:    (0) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:    (0)           Average Customer Review 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Good book to get a feel for the scope of the subject, March 25, 2006 By  Patrick D. Goonan "www.meaningful-life.us" (Pleasanton, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    This is an excellent book to get a feel for the scope of dream work and the various schools of thought. It is like a great cross section of the field with lots of stimulating ideas from many points of view. Kelly Bulkeley is a dream scholar who has compiled a volume with no obvious bias. It collects the best of what is out there and presents it in an easy to digest format. If you are new to dream studies, I also recommend An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming by Kelly Bulkeley. This is a good summary resource for the work of Freud, Jung and others over the past 100 years. 12 of 15 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars If you can only get one book on dreams -- make it this one!, December 18, 2003 By  Kasia Szpakowska (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    (Right up front, I should say I am one of the authors of this book. So, I won't discuss my article.) But the rest of the book presents such a vast range of information -- the biology of dreaming, the role of dreams in different cultures (such as India, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Islam, Native American, New Guinea, Brazil...), in different cultural traditions, modern dream work from the familiar Jungian and Freudian analytical practices to less familiar non-western approaches, and a wide variety of current methods of working with dreams--that if you have no other on dreams on your bookshelf, I would highly recommend this one. And even if you have many others, this one will really open your eyes to the multi-dimensional view of dreams around the world and through time. Perhaps the strongest aspect of this collection is that the various authors do not all agree with each other, nor does the editor attempt to create an artificial cohesion. Different points of view are allowed to coexist and to challenge each other. The final chapter is my favourite: 'Dialogue with a Skeptic' which features Frederick Crews and Kelly Bulkely. It allows the reader to vicariously participate in a debate between two scholars-a logical and well-structured debate, but one that is presented with elegance. It takes alot of nerve to do that! The book as a whole is well-written, and can easily be read by anybody interested in the subject. Just pick it up, let the pages open at random, and read whichever chapter you have picked!		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

---

Customer Discussions

This product's forum Discussion Replies Latest Post No discussions yet Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight Start a new discussion Topic: First post: Receive e-mail when new posts are made Prompts for sign-in   Guidelines Active discussions in related forums Discussion Replies Latest Post history Holocaust Denial Dissected 3502 13 seconds ago health Male circumcision. 4761 19 seconds ago religion Where is the Evidence That Buddha Existed? 242 2 minutes ago religion The Catholic Church has Torpedoed the Health Care Bill 266 2 minutes ago health Why do cyclists more often go through red lights, and break numerous other road rules? 47 6 minutes ago textbook textbook scam 68 2 hours ago self-help What is the best self-help book? 43 1 day ago Search Customer Discussions Search all Amazon discussions

The Health community Latest activity 35 minutes ago 14,560 customers have contributed 10,333 products, 716 discussions and more... › Explore the community The Religion community Latest activity 22 minutes ago 14,716 customers have contributed 15,457 products, 1,023 discussions and more... › Explore the community The History community Latest activity 1 hour ago 21,952 customers have contributed 28,984 products, 804 discussions and more... › Explore the community Related forums health (716 discussions) history (804 discussions) medicine (13 discussions) religion (1023 discussions) self-help (267 discussions) textbook (18 discussions) Explore more › See all Customer Communities › Your communities

---

Listmania!

The Science of Dreams: A list by J. Sa "pepito77"   J. Allan Hobson, the "Anti-Freud": A list by J. Sa "pepito77"   The Mysterious Flame: A list by ms "nu.romantix" Create a Listmania! list

Search Listmania!

---

So You'd Like to...

know about Freud and drug experiments: A guide by Earl Lee Create a guide

Search Guides

---

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.

› See featured Amapedia.com articles

---

Look for Similar Items by Category

• Books > Health, Mind & Body > Psychology & Counseling > Social Psychology & Interactions
• Books > Health, Mind & Body > Self-Help > Dreams
• Books > History
• Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > United States > Collections & Readers
• Books > Medicine > Specialties > Anesthesiology
• Books > Professional & Technical > Medical > Medicine > Surgery
• Books > Religion & Spirituality

---

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:
Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
Sleep & dreams
Dreams
Dreams.
Psychology
Textbooks
General
History / General
History : General
Psychology / General
Religion / General
Religion : General
Social Psychology
Psychology: Professional & General


i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Ad feedback

 

Feedback If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? Is there any other feedback you would like to provide? Your comments can help make our site better for everyone. Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

› View and edit your browsing history

Get to Know Us Careers Investor Relations Press Releases Amazon and Our Planet Make Money with Us Sell on Amazon Join Associates Self-publish with Us › See all Let Us Help You Shipping Rates & Policies Amazon Prime Returns Help

Canada | China | France | Germany | Japan | United Kingdom  And don't forget: Amazon Windowshop | AmazonWireless | Askville | Audible | DPReview | Endless | IMDb | Shopbop | SoundUnwound | Warehouse Deals by Amazon | Zappos Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (December 14, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312293348
• ISBN-13: 978-0312293345
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #871,558 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book to get a feel for the scope of the subject, March 25, 2006

By	Patrick D. Goonan "www.meaningful-life.us" (Pleasanton, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is an excellent book to get a feel for the scope of dream work and the various schools of thought. It is like a great cross section of the field with lots of stimulating ideas from many points of view.

Kelly Bulkeley is a dream scholar who has compiled a volume with no obvious bias. It collects the best of what is out there and presents it in an easy to digest format.

If you are new to dream studies, I also recommend An Introduction to the Psychology of Dreaming by Kelly Bulkeley. This is a good summary resource for the work of Freud, Jung and others over the past 100 years.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you can only get one book on dreams -- make it this one!, December 18, 2003

By	Kasia Szpakowska (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

(Right up front, I should say I am one of the authors of this book. So, I won't discuss my article.) But the rest of the book presents such a vast range of information -- the biology of dreaming, the role of dreams in different cultures (such as India, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Islam, Native American, New Guinea, Brazil...), in different cultural traditions, modern dream work from the familiar Jungian and Freudian analytical practices to less familiar non-western approaches, and a wide variety of current methods of working with dreams--that if you have no other on dreams on your bookshelf, I would highly recommend this one. And even if you have many others, this one will really open your eyes to the multi-dimensional view of dreams around the world and through time.

Perhaps the strongest aspect of this collection is that the various authors do not all agree with each other, nor does the editor attempt to create an artificial cohesion. Different points of view are allowed to coexist and to challenge each other. The final chapter is my favourite: 'Dialogue with a Skeptic' which features Frederick Crews and Kelly Bulkely. It allows the reader to vicariously participate in a debate between two scholars-a logical and well-structured debate, but one that is presented with elegance. It takes alot of nerve to do that!

The book as a whole is well-written, and can easily be read by anybody interested in the subject. Just pick it up, let the pages open at random, and read whichever chapter you have picked!