Dreams That Matter by Amira Mittermaier
Explores the social and material life of dreams in contemporary Cairo. This title guides the reader through landscapes of the imagination that feature Muslim dream interpreters who draw on Freud, reformists who dismiss various forms of divination as superstition, and ordinary believers who speak of moving encounters with the Prophet Muhammad.
"Engaging, theoretically sophisticated and ethnographically rich" -- Anthony Shenoda Social Anthropology "[This] exploration of Egyptian dream life is a unique, if not compelling, one." Bidoun
Amira Mittermaier is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Toronto.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520258518 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520258517 |
| Title | Dreams That Matter |
| Author | Amira Mittermaier |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2010-12-16 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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