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Dreaming in Byzantium and Beyond
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Although the actual dreaming experience of the Byzantines lies beyond our reach, the remarkable number of dream narratives in the surviving sources of the period attests to the cardinal function of dreams as vehicles of meaning, and thus affords modern scholars access to the wider cultural fabric of symbolic representations of the Byzantine world. Whether recounting real or invented dreams, the... Read more
Dreaming in Byzantium and Beyond
Biography
Christine Angelidi is Research Director Emerita at the Institute of Historical Research of the Hellenic National Research Foundation, Greece. George Calofonos is Research Associate at the Institute of Historical Research of the Hellenic National Research Foundation, Greece.
'... this is an interesting collection of papers on dreams that discuss texts or passages which deserve to be noticed, not least for their engagement with the irrational.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review 'This book constitutes a useful study for those who wish to study Byzantine dreams and their symbolism. Interested scholars and specialized libraries should have a copy.' Medieval Review
