Title | : | Perchance to Dream: Dream Divination in the Bible and the Ancient Near East (Ancient Near East Monographs) |
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ISBN | : | 1628372079 |
ISBN-10 | : | 9781628372076 |
Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 228 |
Publication | : | Published May 4, 2018 |
Essays from an international group of experts This book examines the interpretation of dreams, which were thought to contain divine messages in the ancient Near East. The essays, written by scholars specializing in different regions and bodies of literature, shed light on dream divination in the Bible, the Talmud, and in writings from Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Hittite Anatolia. Contributors include Franziska Ede, Esther J. Hamori, Koowon Kim, Christopher Metcalf, Alice Mouton, Scott B. Noegel, Andrew B. Perrin, Stephen C. Russell, Jonathan Stökl, and Haim Weiss.