Dreaming in Christianity and Islam: Culture, Conflict, and Creativity - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813546109 ISBN 13: 9780813546100

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813546109
• ISBN 13: 9780813546100
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280
• Editor: Bulkeley Kelly, Adams Kate, Davis Patricia M