Dreaming in Christianity and Islam

by Bulkeley, Kelly; Adams, Kate; Davis, Patricia M.

• ISBN13: 9780813546100
• ISBN10: 0813546109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-30
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

Throughout history to the present day, religion has ideologically fueled wars, conquests, and persecutions. Christianity and Islam, the world’s largest and geopolitically powerful faiths, are often positioned as mortal enemies locked in an apocalyptic clash of civilizations.” Rarely are similarities addressed.Dreaming in Christianity and Islam,the first book to explore dreaming in these religions through original essays, fills this void. The editors reach a plateau by focusing on how studying dreams reveals new aspects of social and political reality. International scholars document the impact of dreams on sacred texts, mystical experiences, therapeutic practices, and doctrinal controversies.

Author Biography

Kelly Bulkeley is a visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union and author of Dreaming in the World's Religions. Kate Adams is a senior lecturer in education studies at Bishop Grosseteste University College, Lincoln, UK, and the coauthor of The Spiritual Dimension of Childhood. Patricia M. Davis is a doctoral candidate at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Dreaming in Christianity
Divine Dream Dilemmas: Biblical Visions and Dreams	p. 17
Early Christians and Their Dreams	p. 32
Discerning the Voice of God: Case Studies in Christian History	p. 43
Dreaming through the Bible with Luther and Calvin	p. 57
Dreams and Visions of the Dying	p. 71
Dreaming in Islam
Dreaming in the Life of the Prophet Muhammad	p. 81
Islamic Dreaming: An Analysis of Its Truthfulness and Influence	p. 98
Healing and Dreams in Islam	p. 111
Istikhara and Dreams: Learning about the Future through Dreaming	p. 123
Dream and Spirit in Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyah's Qitab al-Ruh	p. 137
The jinn: Companion in the Realm of Dreams and Imagination	p. 143
Women and Dream Interpretation in Contemporary Iran	p. 155
Two Traditions in Dialogue
Books on Dream Interpretation: Artemidorus and Kutbuttinzade	p. 167
Conversion Dreams in Christianity and Islam	p. 175
A Comparison of Islamic and Western Psychological Dream Theories	p. 188
The Typical Dreams of Jordanian College Students	p. 200
Dreams of Muslim and Christian Children	p. 217
Discussing Dreams in a Prison in Amsterdam	p. 226
The Ambiguities of Privilege	p. 236
Conclusion	p. 249
Notes on Contributors	p. 253
Index	p. 257
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