Dreaming in Christianity and Islam: Culture, Conflict, and Creativity

280 Pages·2009·0.95 MB·English

by  Kelly Bulkily

Dreaming in Christianity and Islam

Dreaming in
Christianity and Islam
Culture, Confl ict, and Creativity
EDITED BY
KELLY BULKELEY
KATE ADAMS
PATRICIA M. DAVIS
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Dreaming in Christianity and Islam : culture, confl ict, and creativity / edited by
Kelly Bulkeley, Kate Adams, and Patricia M. Davis.
(cid:1)(cid:1)p. cm.
Based on a conference held in summer 2005 in Berkeley, Calif.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–8135–609– (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–8135–610–0
(pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Dreams—Religious aspects—Christianity—Congresses.(cid:1)2. Dreams—Religious
aspects—Islam—Congresses.(cid:1)3. Dreams—Religious aspects—Comparative studies—
Congresses.(cid:1)I. Bulkeley, Kelly, 1962–(cid:1)II. Adams, Kate.(cid:1)III. Davis, Patricia M., 1955–
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CONTENTS
Foreword xi
LEE H. BUTLER JR.
Introduction 1
PART ONE
Dreaming in Christianity
1 Divine Dream Dilemmas: Biblical Visions and Dreams 17
BART J. KOET
2 Early Christians and Their Dreams 32
BONNELLE LEWIS STRICKLING
3 Discerning the Voice of God:
Case Studies in Christian History 43
PATRICIA M. DAVIS
4 Dreaming through the Bible with Luther and Calvin 57
GEOFF NELSON
5 Dreams and Visions of the Dying 71
PATRICIA BULKLEY
PART TWO
Dreaming in Islam
6 Dreaming in the Life of the Prophet Muhammad 81
HIDAYET AYDAR
vii
viii CONTENTS
7 Islamic Dreaming: An Analysis of
Its Truthfulness and Infl uence 98
MUHAMMAD AMANULLAH
8 Healing and Dreams in Islam 111
ABDEMALEK YAMANI
9 Istikhara and Dreams: Learning about the
Future through Dreaming 123
HIDAYET AYDAR
10 Dream and Spirit in Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyah’s
Qitab al-Ruh 137
MEHMET DALKILIC
11 The Jinn: Companion in the Realm of
Dreams and Imagination 143
LANA NASSER
12 Women and Dream Interpretation in Contemporary Iran 155
PARISA RAHIMIAN
PART THREE
Two Traditions in Dialogue
13 Books on Dream Interpretation:
Artemidorus and Kutbuttinzade 167
RESAT ONGOREN
14 Conversion Dreams in Christianity and Islam 175
PATRICIA M. DAVIS AND LEWIS RAMBO
15 A Comparison of Islamic and Western
Psychological Dream Theories 188
IAIN R. EDGAR
16 The Typical Dreams of Jordanian College Students 200
LANA NASSER AND KELLY BULKELEY
17 Dreams of Muslim and Christian Children 217
KATE ADAMS
18 Discussing Dreams in a Prison in Amsterdam 226
BART J. KOET
CONTENTS ix
19 The Ambiguities of Privilege 236
JEREMY TAYLOR
Conclusion 249
Notes on Contributors 253
Index 257