The Oneirocriticon of Achmet: A Medieval Greek and Arabic Treatise on the Interpretation of DreamsTexas Tech University Press, 1991 - 314 pages Any scholar interested in dreams will be in Oberhelman's debt. His lucid translation and helpful annotations have brought Achmet away from the private preserve of Byzantinists and into the academic mainstream. His thoughtful introduction not only persuasively argues for Achmet's relevance, but provides a modern, theoretically sophisticated introduction to the study of dreams in their historical context. The side connections that he draws between cultures, time periods, and methodologies of study should provide a valuable stimulus for future work; and, as a valuable bonus, this material could fit very well into the classroom. -- C. Robert Phillips, III Achmet is an observer of culture as he analyzes hundreds of dreams in context of gender, politics, socioeconomic class, psychological and physical state, cultural upbringing and religion. |
Contents
The Oneirocriticon of Achmet | 11 |
II The Text | 14 |
III Achmets Sources | 15 |
B Artemidorus | 18 |
C Byzantine Sources | 19 |
Dreams in Greek Thought Before Achmet | 23 |
B Medical Writers on Dreams | 32 |
C Dreams in Incubation | 36 |
DreamInterpretation and the Oneirocriticon of Achmet | 65 |
II Achmet and Modern Psychoanalysis CrossCultural Studies and Historical Sociology | 73 |
A Achmet and Freudian Psychoanalysis | 74 |
B CrossCultural Studies of Dreams | 76 |
C Historical Sociology | 78 |
The Oneirocriticon of Achmet a Translation | 85 |
Commentary to the Dreambook | 247 |
Chapter Titles of Achmets Oneirocriticon | 277 |
D Popular DreamInterpretation | 38 |
II Dreams and Christianity | 41 |
B Dreams in the Canonical New Testament | 44 |
C Dreams in Noncanonical Literature | 46 |
D Dreams in the Christian World till AD 400 | 49 |
III Dreams in Early and Middle Byzantium | 53 |
Contents of the Kitabu 1 Tabir Attributed to Ibn Shahin | 285 |
Comparison of the DreamSymbols in Achmet and Artemidorus | 289 |
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