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The Religious Dreamworld of Apuleius' Metamorphoses : Recovering a Forgotten Hermeneutic /

Apuleius's 'Metamorphoses' is probably best known as the literary source for the myth of Eros and Psyche and as a primary source of information about mystery religions in the ancient world. There is another realm of the 'Metamorphoses' which has, until now, received relativ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gollnick, James Timothy
Autores Corporativos: Project Muse, Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo, Ont. : Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion = Corporation canadienne des sciences religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999
Colección:Editions SR ; v. 25.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Sumario:Apuleius's 'Metamorphoses' is probably best known as the literary source for the myth of Eros and Psyche and as a primary source of information about mystery religions in the ancient world. There is another realm of the 'Metamorphoses' which has, until now, received relatively little attention namely, the many dreams found within it. 'The Religious Dreamworld of Apuleius' Metamorphoses' offers an engaging portrait of the second-century dreamworld. Recognizing the centrality of the religious function and spiritual interpretation of dreams, this book illustrates their vital importance in the ancient world and the wide variety of meanings attributed to them. James Gollnick draws deeply from historical and psychological studies and provides a historical background on the current interest in the role of dreams in psychological and spiritual transformation. This study of Apuleius's 'Metamorphoses' adds to an appreciation of Apuleius the dreamer and the second-century dreamworld in which he lived and wrote.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (191 pages): digital file.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780889208032
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.