Dreams & visions in the world of Islam : a history of Muslim dreaming and foreknowing / Elizabeth Sirriyeh.
Elizabeth Sirriyeh offers the first concerted history of the rise of dream interpretation in Islamic culture, from medieval times to the present. Central to the book is the figure of the Prophet Muhammad - seen to represent for Muslims the perfect dreamer, visionary and interpreter of dreams. Less b...
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| Other title: | Dreams and visions in the world of Islam. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2015.
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| Series: | Library of modern religion ;
45. |
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| Summary: | Elizabeth Sirriyeh offers the first concerted history of the rise of dream interpretation in Islamic culture, from medieval times to the present. Central to the book is the figure of the Prophet Muhammad - seen to represent for Muslims the perfect dreamer, visionary and interpreter of dreams. Less benignly, dreams have been exploited in the propaganda of Islamic militants in Afghanistan, and in apocalyptic visions relating to the 9/11 attacks. This timely volume gives an important, fascinating and overlooked subject the exploration it has long deserved.--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 239 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1780761422 (hbk) 9781780761428 (hbk) |