Perchance to Dream: Dream Divination in the Bible and the Ancient Near East (Ancient Near East Monographs) by Esther J Hamori


Perchance to Dream: Dream Divination in the Bible and the Ancient Near East (Ancient Near East Monographs)
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.