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Brill Academic Pub

Dreaming, Religion and Society in Africa

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Title: Dreaming, Religion and Society in Africa
Author: M C Jedrej
ISBN: 9004089365
Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
Published: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine
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I 1667538

Publisher Description:
The contributors to this investigation of dreaming in a diversity of African cultures and settings have each approached the matter with a respect for an indigenous discourse which does not necessarily subscribe to Western evaluations of the objective and subjective. The matter of dreaming is not so much a psychological constant as ultimately sociological and historical.
Dream discourse as a strategy deploys contingencies in the elaboration of social relationships and the defence, restoration and promotion of identities. Dreaming is therefore prominent in such critical settings as sickness and healing, artistic inspiration and craftwork, election to religious office, conversion to Islam or Christianity.