Dreams and Visions in the World of Islam

A History of Muslim Dreaming and Foreknowing

Elizabeth Sirriyeh (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2017
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78831-093-2 (ISBN)

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People in Western societies have long been interested in their dreams and what they mean. However, few non-Muslims in the West are likely to seek interpretation of those dreams to help them make life-changing decisions. In the Islamic world the situation is quite different. Dreaming and the import of visions are here of enormous significance, to the degree that many Muslims believe that in their dreams they are receiving divine guidance: for example, on whether or not to accept a marriage proposal, or a new job opportunity. In her authoritative new book, Elizabeth Sirriyeh offers the first concerted history of the rise of dream interpretation in Islamic culture, from medieval times to the present. Central to the book is the figure of the Prophet Muhammad - seen to represent for Muslims the perfect dreamer, visionary and interpreter of dreams. Less benignly, dreams have been exploited in the propaganda of Islamic militants in Afghanistan, and in apocalyptic visions relating to the 9/11 attacks. This timely volume gives an important, fascinating and overlooked subject the exploration it has long deserved.

Elizabeth Sirriyeh is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. Her previous books include Sufis and Anti-Sufis: The Defence, Rethinking and Rejection of Sufism in the Modern World (2000) and Sufism: A Guide for the Perplexed (2012).

Preface

Introduction

1. Seeing Gods and Angels before the Rise of Islam
2. The Prophet as Model Visionary
3. Scholars and Saints in the Path of the Prophet
4. The Dream Must Be Interpreted
5. Muslims Dreaming of Christians, Christians Dreaming of Muslims
6. 'And if a Woman Dreams'
7. Envisioning God and His Prophet
8. Contacting the Righteous Dead
9. Visionary Traditions and the Impact of Modernity

Notes
Biblography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	21.02.2018
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	338 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-78831-093-4 / 1788310934
ISBN-13	978-1-78831-093-2 / 9781788310932
Zustand	Neuware